American Prestige

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

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.americanprestige.supportingcast.fm

E199 - MAGA Defense Cuts? w/ William Hartung

E199 - MAGA Defense Cuts? w/ William Hartung

William Hartung, a senior research fellow focusing on the arms industry and US military budget at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins the program to discuss reports that the Trump administration is planning “sweeping budget cuts” for the Pentagon. They talk about these “cuts” being more accurately termed “reinvestments” into other areas, the enormous amount of defense spending and the culture that engendered this, how the defense industry has changed in the past 20 years, actu

Feb 25, • 58:48

Bonus - Musk and Silicon Valley in the Government w/ Becca Lewis and Eoin Higgins (Preview)

Bonus - Musk and Silicon Valley in the Government w/ Becca Lewis and Eoin Higgins (Preview)

Derek welcomes to the program Becca Lewis, postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Department of Communication, and Eoin Higgins, journalist and author of Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left, for a discussion about Elon Musk, his role in the new Trump administration, and how Silicon Valley has interacted with the government since the 1990s. They talk about what exactly Musk seems to be doing, how he is leveraging his new access for business interests, the

Feb 23, • 9:17

News - US-Ukraine Tension, RSF Attempts to Form Government in Sudan, Trump Proposes Defense Budget Cuts

News - US-Ukraine Tension, RSF Attempts to Form Government in Sudan, Trump Proposes Defense Budget Cuts

Danny and Derek are back with the news, but without much of a choice. This week: the US and Russia meet in Riyadh to discuss future bilateral discussions to end the war in Ukraine (0:38); Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump feud in public comments (3:38); The Daily Telegraph reports on a US mineral rights deal that Zelenskyy rejected (8:22); in Israel-Palestine news, Saturday’s hostage exchange was successful (12:55) and Hamas offers an expedited hostage release schedule (15

Feb 21, • 48:32

E198 - A Stable, Post-Unipolar World w/ Trita Parsi and Aslı Bâli

E198 - A Stable, Post-Unipolar World w/ Trita Parsi and Aslı Bâli

Danny and Derek are joined by Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, and Aslı Bâli, professor of law at Yale Law School and nonresident fellow at Quincy, to talk about the Institute’s Better Order Project, a collaboration between over 130 people from more than 40 countries creating proposals for a stable, multipolar world. They talk about the vision of moving beyond the current “rules-based” order in favor of an inclusive, global one rooted in international law, the major

Feb 18, • 1:01:46

Bonus - (Mis)understanding the Political Right in 2025 w/ Matthew Ellis (Preview)

Bonus - (Mis)understanding the Political Right in 2025 w/ Matthew Ellis (Preview)

Danny and Derek speak with Matthew Ellis, professor of literature and film at Portland State University, about how to understand the right in this particular moment. They talk about Elon Musk’s infamous Roman salute at Trump’s inauguration, how the right engages with these symbols, media literacy among liberals and the left, the business model around outrage, the end of mass culture, Trump’s rhetorical similarities to fascists, lost opportunities to reform liberalism over the last 20 years, and

Feb 16, • 9:47

News - Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues DRC Advance, Sudan's Forces Make Gains

News - Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues DRC Advance, Sudan's Forces Make Gains

Danny and Derek reveal their true faces. This week: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to start bilateral peace talks for the war in Ukraine (1:05), with anticipated fallout for the latter nation (6:17); Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth makes some frank comments on Europe, Ukraine, and NATO (8:06); an update on the situation in Israel-Palestine, including Hamas threatening to delay the next hostage release over Israeli transgressions (12:06) and Trump continuing to push a US takeover of Gaza

Feb 14, • 50:09

E197 - American Jews, Israel, and Palestine w/ Peter Beinart

E197 - American Jews, Israel, and Palestine w/ Peter Beinart

Peter Beinart speaks with Danny and Derek about his book Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, American Jews’ conception of and relationship with Israel, and how things have changed since the start of the genocide in Gaza. They explore why Peter centers being Jewish at this moment, what he’s seen happen in the Jewish community since October 7, Palestinian dehumanization among American Jews, liberal Zionism and the two-state solution, the loss of agency for Palestinians, Americ

Feb 11, • 1:02:59

Bonus - American Idealism and the Struggling Left w/ Nathan J. Robinson (Preview)

Bonus - American Idealism and the Struggling Left w/ Nathan J. Robinson (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Nathan J. Robinson, editor of Current Affairs, to talk about the state of the left as well as the book he recently co-authored with Noam Chomsky, The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World. They explore what role the myth plays, the international turn in history, understanding propaganda and the American polity, the left’s rejection by the liberal coalition in the US, what we can do in terms of strategy and tactics, and wheth

Feb 9, • 5:38

News - Rubio in Latin America, M23 Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes Gaza Takeover

News - Rubio in Latin America, M23 Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes Gaza Takeover

This week: Donald Trump proposes the US take over the Gaza Strip (0:32), prompting mixed responses at home (9:16) as well as abroad (15:18); the US vows to return to a "maximum pressure" Iran policy (17:08); in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the M23 ceasefire fizzles out (20:04); Trump threatens to cut off funding to South Africa over certain land policies (22:10); Ukraine offers minerals in exchange for Trump's support (25:02); Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Latin Americ

Feb 7, • 44:32

Special - USAID: Trump's Attack and a History w/ Jonathan Guyer and Timothy Gill (Preview)

Special - USAID: Trump's Attack and a History w/ Jonathan Guyer and Timothy Gill (Preview)

Danny and Derek speak with Jonathan Guyer, program manager at the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group, about the Trump administration's attack on USAID. They then speak with Timothy Gill of the University of Tennessee about the organization's background. Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, • 10:42

E196 - M23, the DRC, and Rwanda w/ Marie-Rose Tshite

E196 - M23, the DRC, and Rwanda w/ Marie-Rose Tshite

Derek speaks with Marie-Rose Tshite, a peacebuilding advocate and Ph.D. student in Political Science with a concentration in Feminist Comparative and International Politics at the University of Cincinnati, about M23 and the situation in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They explore the group’s origins, its ties with the Rwandan government, other external actors, the recent seizure of Goma, minerals and the economic factors driving the conflict, the humanitarian situation, a

Feb 4, • 53:46

Special - The Trump Tariffs w/ Marshall Steinbaum (Preview)

Special - The Trump Tariffs w/ Marshall Steinbaum (Preview)

Economist Marshall Steinbaum joins Danny and Derek to try and make sense of the tariffs Donald Trump is imposing on Canada, Mexico, and China. They succeed in part. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, • 5:17

Bonus - Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy w/ Jeet Heer (Preview)

Bonus - Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy w/ Jeet Heer (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to talk about his new piece “How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency”. They discuss Biden’s origins and FP grounding, his conception of himself as an FP specialist, his fondness for military Keynesianism, how his views changed in the Obama era, the sanctions regime, his policies toward Ukraine and Israel-Palestine, “democracy vs autocracy”, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode!

Feb 2, • 9:38

News - Sudan Army Advances, IDF Remains in Lebanon, US Foreign Aid Freeze

News - Sudan Army Advances, IDF Remains in Lebanon, US Foreign Aid Freeze

The paperboy has been laid off, but fear not, for Danny and Derek are here with the headlines. This week: in Israel-Palestine, detainees were exchanged on Thursday (0:31), the IDF continues its operation in the West Bank (6:05), an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza (7:40), and Trump proposes the idea of ethnically cleansing the Strip (10:34); in Lebanon, the IDF ignores its withdrawal deadline (15:02); in Syria, the political transition continues (17:00), the IDF remains in the countr

Jan 31, • 47:04

E195 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 2 w/ Lydia Walker

E195 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 2 w/ Lydia Walker

Lydia Walker, historian at Ohio State University, is back with Danny and Derek to conclude the conversation about her book States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization. This time, the group explores post-colonial states following colonial borders, how business interests shaped things in states like Namibia, progressive capitalism, how the Cold War defined horizons of political possibility for nationalist actors, legitimacy as dictated by outside forces, and where decolonization

Jan 28, • 1:00:59

Bonus - Biden's Legacy and Trump's Return w/ Alex Aviña and Emily Tamkin (Preview)

Bonus - Biden's Legacy and Trump's Return w/ Alex Aviña and Emily Tamkin (Preview)

Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, and journalist Emily Tamkin join Danny and Derek for a final look at what Joe Biden leaves as his legacy, impressions of Trump's inauguration, and the current state of American politics as the executive branch makes this transition. Topics include the Democrats and what they believe in 2025 (if anything), discourse around immigration and the border, the multiracial coalition that brought Trump back to power, Musk's anti

Jan 26, • 8:27

News - Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, M23 Advances in DRC

News - Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, M23 Advances in DRC

Danny and Derek plug into the mainframe. This week: in Gaza, the ceasefire takes effect (0:37), allowing a surge of humanitarian aid (3:51), the latter being partly facilitated by Hamas’s police force back in power (5:50). Meanwhile, an agreement on the second phase of the ceasefire remains to be seen (7:56); the IDF launches a new operation in the West Bank (14:38); negotiations between the government and SDF continue in Syria (17:11); Turkey hints at a possible thaw with the Kurdish PKK (20:13

Jan 24, • 53:55

E194 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker

E194 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker

Danny and Derek speak with Lydia Walker, historian at Ohio State University, about her book States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization. The group discusses narratives of decolonization that Lydia wanted to challenge before exploring the “transnational advocacy network” and non-state actors she features in the book like Naga nationalist leader Angami Zapu Phizo, Indian politician Jayaprakash Narayan, anti-apartheid minister Michael Scott, the latter two’s World Peace Brigade a

Jan 21, • 53:47

Unlocked - The Ceasefire in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Unlocked - The Ceasefire in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the ceasefire in Gaza. They go into detail about the ceasefire itself, the reaction in Gaza, the respective roles of the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration, what the ruling body might look like in Gaza following this, the implications for normalization with Israel, and more.Read Mohammad's piece on the ceasefire for The Nation, "We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End"

Jan 19, • 1:01:30

Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)

Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program historian Daniel Immerwahr to talk about his piece “All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the Nineteenth-Century United States”. They delve into the general significance of fire in American and Western European history, “hot and cold capitalism”, fire as a way to obfuscate history, seminal fires in the American psyche, economic incumbents vs insurgents, great American fortunes and their relationship to fire, and more.  Learn more

Jan 19, • 7:57

Special - The American Historical Association and the Palestine Exception w/ Ussama Makdisi

Special - The American Historical Association and the Palestine Exception w/ Ussama Makdisi

Ussama Makdisi, May Ziadeh Chair in Palestinian and Arab Studies and professor of history at UC Berkeley, speaks with Danny about the American Historical Society's decision to veto the resolution opposing Israeli scholasticide in Gaza. Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and lots of extra content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, • 30:17

News - Gaza Ceasefire, Yoon Arrested, Farewell to Biden

News - Gaza Ceasefire, Yoon Arrested, Farewell to Biden

Danny and Derek with your pre-Shabbat news roundup. This week: the terms and concerns of the Gaza ceasefire (0:30); Lebanon elects Nawaf Salam as its new PM (8:02); worries arise over foreign fighters in Syria’s new administration (12:21); in Sudan, the military takes Wad Madani, leading to reprisal killings (14:40); Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore full relations (18:59); the TikTok saga continues (21:28); President Yoon of South Korea is finally arrested (23:55); in Russia-Ukraine, the US

Jan 17, • 45:12

Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Preview)

Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the ceasefire in Gaza. They go into detail about the ceasefire itself, the reaction in Gaza, the respective roles of the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration, what the ruling body might look like in Gaza following this, the implications for normalization with Israel, and more.Read Mohammad's piece on the ceasefire for The Nation, "We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End"

Jan 16, • 8:56

E193 - Israeli Domestic Politics w/ Udi Greenberg

E193 - Israeli Domestic Politics w/ Udi Greenberg

Udi Greenberg, associate professor of history at Dartmouth, is back on the podcast to talk about the state of politics within Israel. They discuss the major factors driving domestic politics, the ruling coalition, ultra-Orthodox military exemption, the “centrist” faction, Yoav Gallant, the politics around national security, Israeli media narratives about Gaza, resettling the Strip, and more.Subscribe now for bonus episodes and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, • 52:51

Special - Domestic Acts of Violence and Military Veterans w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin (Preview)

Special - Domestic Acts of Violence and Military Veterans w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back Lyle Jeremy Rubin, veteran of the war in Afghanistan, host of the Bang-Bang podcast, and author of the memoir Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine’s Unbecoming, to talk about the January 1 attacks allegedly perpetrated by two former American servicemen. They discuss the attacks themselves (one in New Orleans and one in Las Vegas), the manifesto from the New Orleans attack, domestic violence, the ideologies at play, and more.Subscribe now for the full episode!

Jan 12, • 6:02

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 4 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 4 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, associate professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, is back to conclude the series on his book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. The group delves into the aftermath of the 1963 coups, American narratives that formed around the Middle East in light of "petro dollar Christianity", President Abdul Salam Arif, the founding of the Iraq National Oil Company, the Ba'athist return in the 1968 17 July Revolution, an

Jan 12, • 8:08

AP x Nonzero - Jimmy Carter vs. Donald Trump w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Jimmy Carter vs. Donald Trump w/ Robert Wright

The bi-monthly collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter continues! Our dear paid subscribers also get access to the additional "Overtime" conversation and a discounted membership to Nonzero, so subscribe now for that and much more content!Video0:00 The NonZero-American Prestige punk-rock crossover continues1:49 Is it time to freak out about Trump?9:06 Are international norms eroding?21:16 Jimmy Carter’s legacy28:38 Heading to Overtime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Jan 10, • 31:43

News - Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, Trump Embraces Imperialism

News - Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, Trump Embraces Imperialism

Danny and Derek return to the newsroom for the first time in 2025! This week: the transition process continues in Syria (1:48) as the US government beginning relations with the new Syrian leadership (7:11), but fighting continues between Turkey and the SDF (10:25); in Lebanon, the IDF faces a withdrawal deadline (13:48) and the parliament finally elects a new president (15:46); yet more Gaza ceasefire talks are underway (19:37); the downing of a civilian aircraft strains Azerbaijan-Russia relati

Jan 10, • 51:28

Special - The LA Fires and Lifeboat Capitalism w/ Hamilton Nolan

Special - The LA Fires and Lifeboat Capitalism w/ Hamilton Nolan

Danny and Derek speak with journalist Hamilton Nolan about the current LA fires, how we contend with climate change under capitalism, the prospect for labor organizing to help move things in a more sustainable direction, and more.More of Hamilton's work: Read Hamilton's piece "Lifeboat Capitalism". Also take a look at his book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. Follow him on Bluesky. To help support people in LA: Los Angeles Tenants Union A comprehen

Jan 9, • 28:59

E192 - Y2K: The Future That Never Was w/ Colette Shade

E192 - Y2K: The Future That Never Was w/ Colette Shade

Danny and Derek speak with Colette Shade, who just released her debut collection of essays Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). They discuss the fine line between ordinary nostalgia and lamenting the decline in material conditions, the advent of the internet and how it shaped a generation, how the millenials who grew up with the promise of the 90s compare with Gen Z and Alpha, the reality of globalization, how 9/11 magnified some of the more unfortunate tr

Jan 7, • 1:15:59

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 3 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 3 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, associate professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, joins Derek to continue the series on his book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. This episode delves into the February 1963 coup, Abdul-Karim Qasim and his ideology, the US role in the coup itself, the tenuous Nasserist-Ba'athist coalition, the subsequent November 1963 coup, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice

Jan 5, • 8:23

Special -The US Goverment Funding a Major Journalism Project w/ Ryan Grim and Yann Philippin

Special -The US Goverment Funding a Major Journalism Project w/ Ryan Grim and Yann Philippin

Danny and Derek speak with Ryan Grim of Drop Site News and Yann Philippin of the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) about Drop Site's story on revelations about the US government being the largest funder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the journalistic organization working with outlets to bring to light such stories as the Panama Papers or the Pandora Papers. Read the full piece, "A Giant of Journalism Gets Half its Budget From the U.S. Governme

Jan 3, • 37:47

E191 - Grand Strategies of the Left w/ Van Jackson

E191 - Grand Strategies of the Left w/ Van Jackson

Danny welcomes back to the program Van Jackson, senior lecturer in international relations at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, to explore grand strategy and a progressive foreign policy to make a more just and stable world. They discuss where grand strategy falls in the fields of political science and international relations, dominant grand strategies like offshore balancing, neoliberal institutionalism, and anti-hegemonism, how these strategies relate to what's happeni

Dec 31, 2024 • 1:15:46

Special - Jimmy Carter w/ Michael Franczak (Preview)

Special - Jimmy Carter w/ Michael Franczak (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast historian Michael Franczak to talk about the political career of Jimmy Carter. Topics include his aspirations upon becoming president, the Trilateral Commission, human rights, Iran, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 30, 2024 • 9:59

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq, Ep. 2 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Bonus - 20th Century Iraq, Ep. 2 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, associate professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, to continue the series on his book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. This episode picks up in WWII, exploring how that conflict changed the West's relationship with oil, building anti-British sentiment in Iraq, how that country became a higher priority after Iran began asserting itself in the 1950s, the

Dec 29, 2024 • 10:02

Bonus - Eyes Wide Shut w/ Justin Boyd (Preview)

Bonus - Eyes Wide Shut w/ Justin Boyd (Preview)

Danny once again chats with television writer and producer Justin Boyd, this time to examine Stanley Kubrick's 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut. Besides its holiday setting, the two discuss the film's place in Kubrick's oeuvre, its standing as an "end of history" piece of art, Kubrick as a true "20th century man", the Austro-Hungarian setting of the source novella vs. the dreamlike New York of the adaptation, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Dec 27, 2024 • 15:00

Re-Post - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega

Re-Post - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega

Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Eleanor Janega, medieval historian, author, and broadcaster, to get down to brass tacks: What is Christmas? They discuss its practice in early and medieval Christian societies, mummers’ plays and gambling, Saint Nicholas providing dowries and resurrecting boys killed for their meat, the post-Reformation treatment of Christmas, and more. Subscribe at Supporting Cast!Grab a copy of Eleanor’s book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women'

Dec 24, 2024 • 1:05:11

E190 - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 1 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt

E190 - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 1 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt

Danny and Derek speak with Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, associate professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, for the first episode in our series on his book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. In this episode, they lay the groundwork of 20th century Iraq, covering the Hashemite monarchy, sectarianism and the country and the role of Western actors, the Iraqi Petroleum Company, the origins of the communist movement in Iraq, Rashid

Dec 24, 2024 • 52:03

Bonus - US-China Relations Under Biden and Going Forward (Preview)

Bonus - US-China Relations Under Biden and Going Forward (Preview)

Jake Werner, acting director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute, is back on the program, this time to talk about the current state of US-China relations and where they might be heading under Trump 2.0. They talk about the Biden administration's bimodal approach of collaborating with China while trying to threaten it, the regional alliance structure, how Trump appears to be positioning himself toward China in his new administration, how the US might navigate trade upheaval

Dec 22, 2024 • 9:57

News - Russian General Assassination, Turkey-SDF Tensions, Israel in Syria

News - Russian General Assassination, Turkey-SDF Tensions, Israel in Syria

Our last roundup before the holidays, but stay tuned for other fun AP programming! This week: in Palestine-Israel, yet more Gaza ceasefire talks (1:16) and two new reports on Israeli conduct in the Strip (6:37); in Syria, reports of reprisal attacks (12:02), the US fails to broker a Turkey-SDF ceasefire (16:07), and Israel occupies the country's south (20:24); Russia appears to have moved military assets from Ukraine to Libya (23:16); the RSF carries out more attacks in Sudan's Al-Fashi

Dec 20, 2024 • 46:21

E189 - The Financialization of Modern Media w/ Andrew deWaard

E189 - The Financialization of Modern Media w/ Andrew deWaard

Danny speaks with Andrew deWaard, assistant professor of media and popular culture at UC San Diego, about his book Derivative Media: How Wall Street Devours Culture. The two discuss how the falling rate of profit shapes the modern media landscape, the increased drive toward consolidation in entertainment companies, the big movers like private equity firms, hedge funds, asset managers, and venture capitalists, artists' limited ability to defend themselves, the rise of IP, and more.

Dec 16, 2024 • 1:07:47

Bonus - Political Violence w/ Rachel Kleinfeld (Preview)

Bonus - Political Violence w/ Rachel Kleinfeld (Preview)

Danny and Derek speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about her recent article co-authored with Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, "How to Prevent Political Violence". They explore different types of political violence, the connection between online threats and real life action, the rise of political violence in the US since 2015, "violence entrepreneurs", polarization, the role of ideology, a

Dec 15, 2024 • 10:14

News - Hottest Year on Record, Syria's Transition,  Biden Migrant Detention Facilities

News - Hottest Year on Record, Syria's Transition, Biden Migrant Detention Facilities

The news roundup is once again delivered to your temporal lobe. This week: 2024 is officially the hottest year on record (0:57), particularly because the Arctic is no longer a carbon sink, but rather a net carbon emitter (2:40); regarding the situation in Syria, an update on the political transition (5:16), renewed fighting between the SDF and Turkish proxies (10:56), and Israel makes a land grab for an extended "buffer zone" (15:01); in Israel-Palestine, Hamas makes a major ceasefire c

Dec 13, 2024 • 49:01

E188 - US Sanctions as Economic Warfare w/ Jeff Stein

E188 - US Sanctions as Economic Warfare w/ Jeff Stein

Danny and Derek speak with Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, about his series on US sanctions for the Post, "The Money War". They talk about the function of economic sanctions for the US and how that's changed over time, broader cases like Iran to targeted ones like Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, how sanctions can "disconnect" war from the public, the humanitarian impact, and more.Subscribe now at Supporting Cast!Also check out Jeff's podcast on

Dec 10, 2024 • 1:02:07

Special - The Fall of Bashar Al-Assad w/ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (Preview)

Special - The Fall of Bashar Al-Assad w/ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (Preview)

Derek once again speaks with translator and historian Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, this time to break down the ousting of Bashar Al-Assad from power in Syria. They discuss why the regime collapsed so quickly after this particular offensive, the armed groups at play, what this means for Syrian civilians, how support from outside actors factors into things, what kind of polity might emerge, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode.Check out Aymenn's forthcoming The Conquest of al-Andalus:

Dec 8, 2024 • 10:31

Bonus - Drugs in America, Pt. 2 w/ Ben Fong (Preview)

Bonus - Drugs in America, Pt. 2 w/ Ben Fong (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Ben Fong of Arizona State University for the second part of their discussion about his book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge. In this episode, they explore psychedelic drugs and their journey from CIA attempts at mind control to modern biohacking, the bourgeois, neoliberal drug of cocaine, the cultural connotations of its powder form vs crack, marijuana and the "green rush", and the quick fix of both using

Dec 8, 2024 • 9:28

News - Syria Offensive, South Korea Martial Law, French Coalition Collapse

News - Syria Offensive, South Korea Martial Law, French Coalition Collapse

Danny and Derek once again combine powers to find that they have none. This week: an update on the "ceasefire" in Lebanon (0:29); the situation in Syria progresses as rebels take Hama (4:38); in Israel-Palestine, Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide (12:34) as parties make another push for a ceasefire (14:27); South Korea's President Yoon (briefly) declares martial law (17:05); the Zamzam displacement camp is shelled in Sudan (19:59); Chad's government breaks a military agreement with Fra

Dec 6, 2024 • 40:54

Special - South Korea, Martial Law, and President Yoon w/ Eun A Jo (Preview)

Special - South Korea, Martial Law, and President Yoon w/ Eun A Jo (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Eun A Jo to talk about this week's events in South Korea, where President Yoon declared martial law after accusing the opposition of “anti-state activities”. They discuss why Yoon made this move, the mobilization of Koreans against the attempted coup, regional responses, the imminent vote on Yoon's impeachment, and more.Eun A is an Edelson Fellow in international security at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and an i

Dec 5, 2024 • 6:03

Special - An In-Depth Look at the Syria Offensive w/ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi  (Preview)

Special - An In-Depth Look at the Syria Offensive w/ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (Preview)

Derek is joined by translator and historian Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi to take a closer look at the past week's events in Syria. They delve into groups like Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, Turkey's role and its current goals, the timing of the offensive, the quick seizure of Aleppo, the mood on the ground, and more. Check out Aymenn's forthcoming The Conquest of al-Andalus: a Translation of Fatḥ al-Andalus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 5, 2024 • 8:06

E187 - Drugs in America, Pt. 1 w/ Ben Fong

E187 - Drugs in America, Pt. 1 w/ Ben Fong

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Ben Fong of Arizona State University for a two-part discussion of his book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge. In this episode, the group covers everything from coffee to opiates to antidepressants, how they interact with capitalist society, the CIA, commodity fetishism, licit vs. illicit as distinct from legal vs. illegal, and more.Check out more of Ben's work at his Substack on labor and logistics, On the Seams.

Dec 3, 2024 • 1:05:14

Special - Rebels Advance in Northern Syria (Preview)

Special - Rebels Advance in Northern Syria (Preview)

Danny and Derek update everyone on this week's advance by rebel factions in northwestern Syria wherein they took control of Aleppo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 1, 2024 • 4:13

Bonus - Gladiators, Ep. 2 w/ Patrick Wyman (Preview)

Bonus - Gladiators, Ep. 2 w/ Patrick Wyman (Preview)

Danny and Derek are back with Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, for the second part of their discussion about Ridley Scott's Gladiator films. This episode explores father-son relationships, Numidia, why the original film outshines the sequel and most depictions of Rome since, the military campaigns depicted in the movies, different types of gladiators, the Praetorian Guard, treache

Dec 1, 2024 • 12:08

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 9: Executive Letter

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 9: Executive Letter

It's our bi-annual mailbag episode, where Producer Jake presents listener questions to Danny and Derek. Among the topics of this edition: If hierarchy is inevitable in human societies, how does status not based on wealth work? What would a US weapons embargo on Israel look like? Has neoliberal atomization led to a decline in the popularity of bands? What are Derek's bird feeding tips?Subscribe now for benefits like mailbag submissions, weekly bonus episodes, and our new Discord server!

Nov 29, 2024 • 58:58

Re-Post - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

Re-Post - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

Danny and Derek welcome David Silverman, professor of Native American, Colonial American, and American racial history at George Washington University, for a discussion of the historical Thanksgiving holiday. They get into the origin and proliferation of the holiday’s myth, the historical Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoag Indians, their culture, politics, and relationship with the English settlers, who and what the holiday serves in modern America, and more.Be sure to grab a co

Nov 27, 2024 • 56:53

Special - Ceasefire in Lebanon (Preview)

Special - Ceasefire in Lebanon (Preview)

Danny and Derek update us with what we need to know about Israel's ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.Subscribe now for the full episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2024 • 5:00

E186 - Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election w/ Anton Jäger

E186 - Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election w/ Anton Jäger

Anton Jäger, historian of political thought, returns to the program to speak with Danny about "the big picture" in the wake of the US election. They discuss the crisis of liberalism, the state of the left, where capital is in its own historical cycle, how the reactions to this election compare with that of 2016, hyperpolitics, empire, the view from Europe, and more.Read Anton's latest piece in New Left Review, "Hyperpolitics in America".Further reading:Adam Tooze, "The Democrats' Defeat

Nov 26, 2024 • 56:28

Bonus - Gladiators, Ep. 1 w/ Patrick Wyman (Preview)

Bonus - Gladiators, Ep. 1 w/ Patrick Wyman (Preview)

Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, is back on the program, this time to talk about Ridley Scott's Gladiator films. In this first part of the conversation, they largely focus on Gladiator II, delving into the actual historical merit of the movie, the figures it depicts, both films' commentary on modern masculinity vs the reality of ancient Rome, the political economy of gladiators, R

Nov 24, 2024 • 9:46

News - Biden Green-Lights US Weapons Against Russia, ICC Issues Warrants for Israeli Leadership, Leftist Victory in Sri Lanka

News - Biden Green-Lights US Weapons Against Russia, ICC Issues Warrants for Israeli Leadership, Leftist Victory in Sri Lanka

One more news episode before us Yankees have a holiday. Note: Although we will not have a news roundup next week, we'll have other new content.This week: In Israel-Palestine, the ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant (0:56) and the US vetoes another ceasefire resolution (6:11); US envoy Amos Hochstein is working on a ceasefire in Lebanon (8:50); in Sri Lanka, the leftist coalition wins a parliamentary majority (12:26); in Sudan, the RSF commits new atrocities (14:12) and

Nov 22, 2024 • 39:06

E185 - The First Barbary War and America on the Global Stage w/ Abby Mullen

E185 - The First Barbary War and America on the Global Stage w/ Abby Mullen

Abby Mullen, assistant professor at the US Naval Academy, joins the program to talk about her book To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805. The group explores the conflict, American geopolitics in its infancy, the Barbary States and piracy committed on their behalf at the time, how US naval expeditions in an era without a global network of bases functioned, the myth of the war in "The Marines' Hymn", and more. Learn more about your ad choices.

Nov 19, 2024 • 1:16:37

Bonus - Foreign Policy, the Election, and Trump 2.0 w/ Stephen Wertheim (Preview)

Bonus - Foreign Policy, the Election, and Trump 2.0 w/ Stephen Wertheim (Preview)

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, this time to talk about foreign policy and the election. They discuss the professionalization of the Democrats, the Harris campaign's decision to ally themselves with the likes of the Cheney family, national security FP, Trump as the "peace candidate", how defense spending might exceed $1 trillion going forward, the fate of Ukr

Nov 17, 2024 • 10:17

AP x Nonzero - Will Trump Go Full-On Authoritarian? w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Will Trump Go Full-On Authoritarian? w/ Robert Wright

It's another edition of the bi-monthly collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter continues! For the full version of this episode, subscribe now at Supporting Cast, where you'll also get a discounted subscription for Nonzero Newsletter!Part one video0:00 Another high-synergy, brilliant collaboration1:15 Is Elon our first true oligarch? 9:57 Trump assembles his Justice League of hawks16:29 Biden’s awful foreign policy team21:25 Trump’s plan to purge the military 33:06 Will Trump go

Nov 15, 2024 • 49:01

News - UN Petrol State Climate Summit, Israel Ready to Annex Palestinian Territories, Japanese PM Remains in Power

News - UN Petrol State Climate Summit, Israel Ready to Annex Palestinian Territories, Japanese PM Remains in Power

Your weekly news roundup from two happy warriors. This week: struggles at the UN COP29 climate change conference (1:48), not the least of which is the incoming climate denier president of the US (5:45); in Israel-Palestine, the US shockingly doesn't follow through on its 30-day humanitarian aid deadline (7:57), Trump appointments signal imminent formal annexation of Palestinian territories (12:24), and Qatar withdraws from ceasefire talks (16:48); in Lebanon, Israel is working on a ceas

Nov 15, 2024 • 43:56

Special - What Would Secretary of State Marco Rubio Look Like? w/ Steven Cohen (Preview)

Special - What Would Secretary of State Marco Rubio Look Like? w/ Steven Cohen (Preview)

Danny and Derek speak with Steven Cohen, PhD candidate in history, working on drug war political economy in the Americas, about what we might see if, as expected, Marco Rubio is named as secretary of state in the new Trump administration.Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2024 • 4:14

E184 - Studying the Far Right w/ Benji Rolsky

E184 - Studying the Far Right w/ Benji Rolsky

Historian Benji Rolsky speaks with Danny about how others in their profession have thought about the far right, a subset of history which has expanded greatly in the last decade or so. They explore how the study of the far right might be "broken", anti-fundamentalism, Christian nationalism, the episodic nature of this field, and how Trump might have changed the historiography.Read Benji's piece "Why the Study of the Right is Broken": Part 1 and Part 2.Also check out his book The Rise an

Nov 12, 2024 • 55:45

Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Unlocked)

Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Unlocked)

This is a re-post of an special episode we did for subscribers on Wednesday, November 6. Subscribe now for immediate access to breaking news specials and much more content.Danny and Derek jump on the mic to break down Donald Trump's decisive election victory. Topics include the crisis of liberalism, the end of the road for the Democrats' status quo, what Trump and Vance mean for American foreign policy, the Boomers and members of the Silent Generation holding onto power, and the profoun

Nov 10, 2024 • 1:01:21

Bonus - The CIA and Time Magazine w/ Simon Willmetts (Preview)

Bonus - The CIA and Time Magazine w/ Simon Willmetts (Preview)

Danny and Derek chat with Simon Willmetts, associate professor of intelligence studies at Leiden University, about his recent piece for Diplomatic History, "The CIA and Time Magazine: Journalistic Ethics and Newsroom Dissent". The group discusses the subfield of intelligence history, public awareness of intelligence organizations, why the scope Time and Life magazines in the mid-20th century and why the CIA would want to collude with such publications, the development of journalistic et

Nov 10, 2024 • 8:12

News - Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza, German Government Collapses, Potential End to Ukraine War

News - Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza, German Government Collapses, Potential End to Ukraine War

Heads of state come and go, but not all of them make the news roundup with Danny and Derek. This week: in Palestine-Israel, Netanyahu fires defense minister Gallant (0:57), a leak scandal involving Netanyahu's office (6:36), an update on the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza (8:52), and the IDF appears to admit to committing ethnic cleansing (13:05); in Lebanon, the ceasefire push collapses (15:39), the IDF looks to create a "buffer zone" (17:46), and the Washington Post reports t

Nov 8, 2024 • 57:32

Special - The U.S. Presidential Election, the Latino Vote, and the Deportation Regime w/ Alexander Aviña (Preview)

Special - The U.S. Presidential Election, the Latino Vote, and the Deportation Regime w/ Alexander Aviña (Preview)

Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, joins Danny and Derek to talk about narratives forming around the election regarding a Latino shift to the right, Biden and Trump's respective records on the border, whether Trump will be able to carry out his threats of mass deportation, right-wing anti-migrant rhetoric vs. businesses that depend on that labor force, and more.Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone

Nov 8, 2024 • 9:25

Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Preview)

Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Preview)

Danny and Derek jump on the mic to break down Donald Trump's decisive election victory. Topics include the crisis of liberalism, the end of the road for the Democrats' status quo, what Trump and Vance mean for American foreign policy, the Boomers and members of the Silent Generation holding onto power, and the profound alienation of our time.Subscribe now for the full episode!When you subscribe now, you'll get access to the AP Discord to connect with fellow subscribers and members of th

Nov 6, 2024 • 11:05

E183 - Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election w/ Eli Clifton

E183 - Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election w/ Eli Clifton

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Eli Clifton, senior advisor and investigative journalist at large at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, to talk about the role of foreign policy in US presidential elections (namely tomorrow's). They talk about chatter on the ground regarding Palestine/Lebanon, whether the Democrats are capable of "learning lessons" from a loss, how to once again make FP relevant to American voters, the broken discourse around China, how money in

Nov 4, 2024 • 57:26

Bonus - Trump, Isolationism, and a Democrat-Led "America First" Agenda w/ Charles Kupchan (Preview)

Bonus - Trump, Isolationism, and a Democrat-Led "America First" Agenda w/ Charles Kupchan (Preview)

Danny and Derek speak with Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, about his essay for Foreign Affairs "The Deep Roots of Trump’s Isolationism". They define "isolationism" and whether Trump even knows what that is, then discuss the history of American intervention, the so-called rules-based order, anti-democratic liberalism, the necessity of maintaining American interests abroad, the implication

Nov 3, 2024 • 10:22

News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election

News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election

Nothing's spookier than the news, but Danny and Derek find their courage. This week: in Israel-Palestine, a new report of the Biden administration ignoring Israeli war crimes (0:30), the Knesset votes to ban UNRWA (2:43), and yet more ceasefire talks (8:12); in Lebanon, Hezbollah names a new leader (10:32) and a push for a ceasefire there (12:25); regarding Iran, the aftermath of the Israeli strikes (15:36) and reports of an imminent retaliation (19:10); North Korea/DPRK tests an ICBM (

Nov 1, 2024 • 45:35

E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani

E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani

Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Khalid Medani, associate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University, to talk about the state of play in Sudan's civil war. They delve into the military stalemate between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the humanitarian crisis reaching 13 million displaced and 26 million on the brink of starvation, involvement from outside actors i

Oct 29, 2024 • 1:10:30

Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)

Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)

Séamus Malekafzali once again joins Danny and Derek, this time to talk about Iran's lack of a retaliation (so far) to Israel's strike this weekend, what Israel might be hoping to get out of that and its invasion of Lebanon, the effect of the latter on Lebanese Americans, Iran's grand strategy, and more.To hear the full episode, subscribe now at Supporting Cast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 28, 2024 • 9:21

Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)

Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)

Adam Tooze, the Shelby Cullom Davis chair of history at Columbia University and director of the European Institute, is back on the program, this time to talk about his recent piece for The Guardian, "Facing war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the US looks feeble. But is it just an act?". They get into the "post-Cold War order", how Biden's foreign policy compares with that of Trump's, US "allies" vs adversaries' "axes", US policy in Palestine, the state of "international law", Russian K

Oct 27, 2024 • 10:25

Special - Israeli Strikes on Iran (October 2024) (Preview)

Special - Israeli Strikes on Iran (October 2024) (Preview)

Danny and Derek talk about what we know so far regarding Israel's strikes on Iran last night, their apparent targets, to what extent they're performative, whether there will be a counterstrike, how this factors into domestic US politics, and more.Subscribe now at Supporting Cast for the full episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 26, 2024 • 3:12

Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Full Episode)

Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Full Episode)

This the full version of the special episode we posted last Friday after the death of Yahya Sinwar. Subscribe now for immediate access to all specials. Derek welcomes back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the death of Yahya Sinwar, the Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, the potential for resettlement, IDF assassinations of Hezbollah leadership, where the Biden administration currently stands, and more.You can follow Mohammad on Twitter @malsaafinCheck

Oct 25, 2024 • 52:33

News - BRICS Summit, IDF Assault on Lebanon, India-China Border Agreement

News - BRICS Summit, IDF Assault on Lebanon, India-China Border Agreement

It's 80 degrees in late October here at AP headquarters, but Danny and Derek remain cool as a cucumber to bring you the news. This week: the 2024 BRICS summit was held, featuring Vladimir Putin pushing for a dollar alternative and potentially alienating some member states (1:36); in Palestine-Israel, an update on Northern Gaza (9:10), Antony Blinken visits (12:31), and a leaked document on Israel's planned counterattack on Iran (16:22); in Lebanon, the IDF targets the Qard al-Hassan ban

Oct 25, 2024 • 45:41

E181 - The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstructions of Humanitarian Aid w/ Brett Murphy

E181 - The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstructions of Humanitarian Aid w/ Brett Murphy

Derek speaks with ProPublica's Brett Murphy about recent revelations showing the US government's continued arming of Israel despite the State Department's knowledge of Israel preventing humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. They delve into the laws regarding arming countries engaging in such policies, Antony Blinken's denial of knowing Israel's humanitarian aid obstruction in Gaza, America's rationale for an unconditional flow of arms, and more.Brett's pieces on the matter: Israel Deliber

Oct 22, 2024 • 43:32

Bonus - FEMA, Climate Castrophe, and Western North Carolina w/ Jessica Pishko (Preview)

Bonus - FEMA, Climate Castrophe, and Western North Carolina w/ Jessica Pishko (Preview)

Asheville-based journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko chats with Danny and Derek about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the state response. They discuss the state of affairs in Western North Carolina, the model of FEMA as part of the Department of Homeland Security, the federal government's messaging around this disaster, the proliferation of disinformation, the future of disaster relief as climate change worsens, and more. They also preview a future discussion abo

Oct 20, 2024 • 5:15

Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Derek welcomes back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the death of Yahya Sinwar. Then, for subscribers, they discuss the Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, the potential for resettlement, IDF assassinations of Hezbollah leadership, where the Biden administration currently stands, and more.Subscribe now for the full episode.You can follow Mohammad on Twitter @malsaafin.Check out his video for AJ+, "What Does Hezbollah ACTUALLY Want?" Learn more about you

Oct 19, 2024 • 24:57

News - Death of Yahya Sinwar, Sudan War, Defense Contractors Cash In

News - Death of Yahya Sinwar, Sudan War, Defense Contractors Cash In

It's another dose of doom, but we tacked on a relatively feel-good animal story. Otherwise, this week: It appears that Israel has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (1:32), the IDF's brutal operation continues in northern Gaza (4:56), and the Biden administration floats withholding arms over the Strip's humanitarian situation (6:42); an update on Israel's invasion of Lebanon (13:09); the world continues to await Israel's response to Iran's ballistic missile strike (16:07); a diplomatic cr

Oct 18, 2024 • 38:28

Special - ¡No Pasarán! w/ Chris Wade

Special - ¡No Pasarán! w/ Chris Wade

Chris Wade, producer of Chapo Trap House (and its spinoffs, including Hell of Presidents and The Inebriated Past) joins the program to talk about the project of putting together Matt Christman's first book as a solo author ¡No Pasarán! Matt Christman's Spanish Civil War.Grab your copy of ¡No Pasarán! today! Pre-orders are available through October 31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 2024 • 18:17

E180 - India's Homeland Security and Israel w/ Rhys Machold

E180 - India's Homeland Security and Israel w/ Rhys Machold

Danny and Derek are joined by Rhys Machold, senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Glasgow, to talk about how India tries to achieve homeland security through its relationship with Israel. They talk about the watershed 2008 Mumbai attacks (aka 26/11), the origins of India's relationship with Israel, the latter's security tech industry, post-Mumbai attack ramifications like Modi and Hindutva's rise, and how the concept of homeland security permeates many aspects

Oct 15, 2024 • 39:00

Bonus - Gun Country, Ep. 3 w/Drew McKevitt (Preview)

Bonus - Gun Country, Ep. 3 w/Drew McKevitt (Preview)

Drew McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University, joins the program to conclude his conversation with Danny and Derek about his book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America. This episode explores the repercussions of the 1968 Gun Control Act, grassroots gun control groups formed in its wake, gun rights groups, the Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986, the rise of the militia movement, UN attempts to regulate gun

Oct 13, 2024 • 5:03

News - US Complicity in Gaza Crimes, President Sheinbaum of Mexico, Pont Sonde Massacre in Haiti

News - US Complicity in Gaza Crimes, President Sheinbaum of Mexico, Pont Sonde Massacre in Haiti

Another week when we learn where our US tax dollars go. This week: In Palestine-Israel, the one year anniversary of October 7 (1:45), damning ProPublica and Drop Site reports on US complicity in aid worker deaths (5:10), a new IDF siege in northern Gaza (10:55), and Biden and Netanyahu discuss a retaliation for Iran (13:47); Netanyahu threatens to turn Lebanon into Gaza (17:27) while the IDF invades and orders evacuations of southern Lebanon (19:40), Beirut's airport seems to be the nex

Oct 11, 2024 • 49:11

E179 - Marx's Capital Re-Translated w/ Paul North and Paul Reitter

E179 - Marx's Capital Re-Translated w/ Paul North and Paul Reitter

Translating Marx's Capital might be daunting to some, but Paul North, professor of Germanic languages and literature at Yale, and Paul Reitter, professor of Germanic languages and literature at Ohio State University, felt up to the task. Danny and Derek talk to them about their new translation of Capital, what goes into capturing the nuances of the original German text, why they chose the second edition in particular, the cosmopolitanism of the book, Marx's anger, and what they each bro

Oct 8, 2024 • 42:00

Bonus - Gun Country, Ep. 2 w/Drew McKevitt (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Gun Country, Ep. 2 w/Drew McKevitt (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek continue their conversation with Drew McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University, about his book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America. This episode picks up in the late 1950s with America's push for gun regulation, baby boomers' access to surplus military weapons, militant groups in the 1960s, European countries' gun exports to the US, the Gun Control Act of 1968, and more.Pick up a copy of Dre

Oct 6, 2024 • 4:09

Special - Letting It All Burn w/ Derek Davison

Special - Letting It All Burn w/ Derek Davison

Although host Derek Davison has mentat-like abilities to aggregate an enormous amount of world news each day for his Foreign Exchanges newsletter (and once a week for our AP news roundup), even he needs a break every now and then. This week, instead of the news, Danny interviews Derek about his piece for FX, "Letting it All Burn". They talk about what goes into Derek's journalistic work, what drove him to write this unusually reflective column, what he thinks is particularly different (

Oct 4, 2024 • 30:48

Special - The Middle East Regional War (PREVIEW)

Special - The Middle East Regional War (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek give an update on Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Iran's ballistic missile strikes, what this means for Gaza, and the strategy (?) of Joe "does not have a doctorate in foreign affairs" Biden.Subscribe now at Supporting Cast for the full episode! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com

Oct 2, 2024 • 4:38

Special - The Middle East Regional War (PREVIEW)

Special - The Middle East Regional War (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek give an update on Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Iran's ballistic missile strikes, what this means for Gaza, and the strategy (?) of Joe "does not have a doctorate in foreign affairs" Biden.Subscribe now for the full episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 2, 2024 • 4:38

Special - Hurricane Helene Hits North Carolina w/ Jake Aron

Special - Hurricane Helene Hits North Carolina w/ Jake Aron

Danny speaks with American Prestige's own producer Jake Aron, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and which is among many places in the region devastated by Hurricane Helene. Jake shares his observations from the city over the past few days, including the state response, people's access to basic needs, and how this catastrophic event at home mirrors our foreign policy.Some places where you can donate to help:* Beloved Asheville* Mutual Aid Disaster Relief* Firestorm Books* North Carolina Dis

Oct 2, 2024 • 21:08

Special - Hurricane Helene Hits North Carolina w/ Jake Aron

Special - Hurricane Helene Hits North Carolina w/ Jake Aron

Danny speaks with American Prestige's own producer Jake Aron, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and which is among many places in the region devastated by Hurricane Helene. Jake shares his observations from the city over the past few days, including the state response, people's access to basic needs, and how this catastrophic event at home mirrors our foreign policy.Some places where you can donate to help: Beloved Asheville Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Firestorm Books North Carolin

Oct 1, 2024 • 21:07

E 178 - Gun Country, Ep. 1 w/Drew McKevitt

E 178 - Gun Country, Ep. 1 w/Drew McKevitt

Danny and Derek talk with Drew McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University, about his new book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America.Pick up a copy of Drew's book here.Subscribe at Supporting Cast! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com

Oct 1, 2024 • 47:17

E178 - Gun Country, Ep. 1 w/Drew McKevitt

E178 - Gun Country, Ep. 1 w/Drew McKevitt

Danny and Derek talk with Drew McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University, about his new book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America.Pick up a copy of Drew's book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 1, 2024 • 47:17

Special - Hassan Nasrallah Assassination w/ Séamus Malekafzali

Special - Hassan Nasrallah Assassination w/ Séamus Malekafzali

Danny and Derek speak to Séamus Malekafzali about Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 2024 • 4:00

Special - The Eric Adams Indictment

Special - The Eric Adams Indictment

Danny and Derek sit down with Ben Freeman, director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, to discuss NYC Mayor Eric Adams's indictment, connection to the Turkish government, and more about foreign influence in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 2024 • 4:03

Bonus - Ukraine's Neoliberal Reconstruction w/ Lily Lynch (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Ukraine's Neoliberal Reconstruction w/ Lily Lynch (PREVIEW)

Writer and journalist Lily Lynch is back on the program to talk about her latest piece for The New Statesmen, "The neoliberal battle for Ukraine's reconstruction". The group discuss some of the entities already investing in the country's post-war future, Zelenskyy's TV career in the context of post-Cold War Ukraine, his theory of governance, the marriage of tech and anti-corruption, how war has affected the effort at liberalization, and more.Follow Lily on Twitter @lilyslynch, and check out her

Sep 29, 2024 • 4:33

Bonus - Ukraine's Neoliberal Reconstruction w/ Lily Lynch (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Ukraine's Neoliberal Reconstruction w/ Lily Lynch (PREVIEW)

Writer and journalist Lily Lynch is back on the program to talk about her latest piece for The New Statesmen, "The neoliberal battle for Ukraine's reconstruction". The group discuss some of the entities already investing in the country's post-war future, Zelenskyy's TV career in the context of post-Cold War Ukraine, his theory of governance, the marriage of tech and anti-corruption, how war has affected the effort at liberalization, and more.Follow Lily on Twitter @lilyslynch, and check

Sep 29, 2024 • 4:32

News - Israel Escalates in Lebanon, More US $ and Weapons to Ukraine, Morales v Arce Supporters in Bolivia

News - Israel Escalates in Lebanon, More US $ and Weapons to Ukraine, Morales v Arce Supporters in Bolivia

The hurricane is making landfall, but over the storm you can still hear Danny and Derek deliver the news. This week: an update on the latest escalations in Lebanon (1:13), the potential Israeli invasion (4:23), and Israel's rejection of the US-France ceasefire push (5:57); in Gaza, Israel may imminently besiege the north of the strip (8:22), the Biden administration gives up on a ceasefire (10:06), and the ProPublica report on an apparent humanitarian coverup by State Department leadership (13:2

Sep 27, 2024 • 40:59

News - Israel Escalates in Lebanon, More US $ and Weapons to Ukraine, Morales v Arce Supporters in Bolivia

News - Israel Escalates in Lebanon, More US $ and Weapons to Ukraine, Morales v Arce Supporters in Bolivia

The hurricane is making landfall, but over the storm you can still hear Danny and Derek deliver the news. This week: an update on the latest escalations in Lebanon (1:13), the potential Israeli invasion (4:23), and Israel's rejection of the US-France ceasefire push (5:57); in Gaza, Israel may imminently besiege the north of the strip (8:22), the Biden administration gives up on a ceasefire (10:06), and the ProPublica report on an apparent humanitarian coverup by State Department leaders

Sep 27, 2024 • 40:58

E177 - One Year of Gaza w/ Rashid Khalidi

E177 - One Year of Gaza w/ Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said emeritus professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, is back on the program for a discussion of where things stand regarding Palestine, the diaspora, and the Palestinian national movement. They talk about the abysmal state of US politics around the issue, Western and Israeli media coverage, the generational shift in Americans' outlook, Palestinian nationalism in the wake of the past year's onslaught, Fatah, current regional governing structures and th

Sep 24, 2024 • 50:41

E177 - One Year of Gaza w/ Rashid Khalidi

E177 - One Year of Gaza w/ Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said emeritus professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, is back on the program for a discussion of where things stand regarding Palestine, the diaspora, and the Palestinian national movement. They talk about the abysmal state of US politics around the issue, Western and Israeli media coverage, the generational shift in Americans' outlook, Palestinian nationalism in the wake of the past year's onslaught, Fatah, current regional governing structur

Sep 24, 2024 • 50:40

Bonus - India and the 1970s Energy Crisis w/ Elizbeth Chatterjee (PREVIEW)

Bonus - India and the 1970s Energy Crisis w/ Elizbeth Chatterjee (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek are joined by Elizabeth Chatterjee, assistant professor of environmental history at the University of Chicago, to talk about her essay "Late Acceleration: The Indian Emergency and the Early 1970s Energy Crisis", an excerpt from her forthcoming book Electric Democracy: An Energy History of India from Colonialism to Climate Change. Liz contextualizes India within the idea of the Anthropocene, narratives around India's carbon emissions, the country's approaches to governance with el

Sep 22, 2024 • 4:48

Bonus - India and the 1970s Energy Crisis w/ Elizabeth Chatterjee (PREVIEW)

Bonus - India and the 1970s Energy Crisis w/ Elizabeth Chatterjee (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek are joined by Elizabeth Chatterjee, assistant professor of environmental history at the University of Chicago, to talk about her essay "Late Acceleration: The Indian Emergency and the Early 1970s Energy Crisis", an excerpt from her forthcoming book Electric Democracy: An Energy History of India from Colonialism to Climate Change. Liz contextualizes India within the idea of the Anthropocene, narratives around India's carbon emissions, the country's approaches to governanc

Sep 22, 2024 • 4:47

News - Lebanon Bombings, AMLO Blames US for Cartel Violence, Jihadist Attacks in Mali

News - Lebanon Bombings, AMLO Blames US for Cartel Violence, Jihadist Attacks in Mali

Danny's physically on-the-go this episode while we, as a podcast, are virtually moving to Supporting Cast. This week's news: bombings via consumer electronics, likely carried out by Israel, rock Lebanon (0:55); in Palestine-Israel, the US appears to be giving up on a ceasefire (8:08), medical conditions in Gaza sink to 19th century standards (10:21), and a Houthi ballistic missile strikes within Israel (11:48); MBS of Saudi Arabia chills normalization talks with Israel (13:59); Sudan se

Sep 21, 2024 • 39:29

News - Lebanon Bombings, AMLO Blames US for Cartel Violence, Jihadist Attacks in Mali

News - Lebanon Bombings, AMLO Blames US for Cartel Violence, Jihadist Attacks in Mali

Danny's physically on-the-go this episode while we, as a podcast, are virtually moving to Supporting Cast. This week's news: bombings via consumer electronics, likely carried out by Israel, rock Lebanon (0:55); in Palestine-Israel, the US appears to be giving up on a ceasefire (8:08), medical conditions in Gaza sink to 19th century standards (10:21), and a Houthi ballistic missile strikes within Israel (11:48); MBS of Saudi Arabia chills normalization talks with Israel (13:59); Sudan sees “unpre

Sep 21, 2024 • 39:29

Reminder: We're Moving Tomorrow

Reminder: We're Moving Tomorrow

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comA reminder about our migration to Supporting Cast tomorrow. Paid subscribers, move your subscription by clicking here.Thank you everyone!

Sep 19, 2024 • 0:53

Special - Electronics Attacks in Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (PREVIEW)

Special - Electronics Attacks in Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (PREVIEW)

Séamus Malekafzali, a Beirut-based journalist focusing on the Middle East, joins Danny and Derek to discuss the past two days’ attacks via consumer electronics across Lebanon.This is a free preview. Subscribe now for full access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 2024 • 4:42

Special - Electronics Attacks in Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali

Special - Electronics Attacks in Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDon’t forget: AP is moving to Supporting Cast! Read our announcement for details on what to do to keep your paid subscription going or just head over to our Supporting Cast page to get started.

Sep 18, 2024 • 4:43

E176 - The United States vs Social Democracy in Ecuador w/ Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares

E176 - The United States vs Social Democracy in Ecuador w/ Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares

Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, and investigative journalist José Olivares join the show to talk about their recent piece for Drop Site revealing how Ecuador’s US-linked attorney general is using her office to attack the country’s left. The group gives the background of Rafael Correa and his left-wing “Correísmo” movement, how Correa and his successors became targets of “anti-corruption” attorney general Diana Salazar, leaked messages of Salazar’s obtained by Drop Site leading

Sep 17, 2024 • 46:46

E176 - The United States vs Social Democracy in Ecuador w/ Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares

E176 - The United States vs Social Democracy in Ecuador w/ Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares

Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, and investigative journalist José Olivares join the show to talk about their recent piece for Drop Site revealing how Ecuador’s US-linked attorney general is using her office to attack the country’s left. The group gives the background of Rafael Correa and his left-wing “Correísmo” movement, how Correa and his successors became targets of “anti-corruption” attorney general Diana Salazar, leaked messages of Salazar’s obtained by Drop Site leading to explos

Sep 17, 2024 • 46:46

Bonus - The Russia-Ukraine Fall Update w/ Mark Ames

Bonus - The Russia-Ukraine Fall Update w/ Mark Ames

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, for an update on what’s going on in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They talk about the internal dynamics in Putin and Zelinskyy’s respective administrations, Russia’s Kursk counteroffensive, media framing around Ukrainian victories vs. those of Russia, when western governments wil…

Sep 15, 2024 • 3:24

Bonus - The Russia-Ukraine Fall Update w/ Mark Ames (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The Russia-Ukraine Fall Update w/ Mark Ames (PREVIEW)

This is a preview of a premium episode. Subscribe now for full access!Danny and Derek once again speak with Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, for an update on what’s going on in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They talk about the internal dynamics in Putin and Zelinskyy’s respective administrations, Russia’s Kursk counteroffensive, media framing around Ukrainian victories vs. those of Russia, when western governments will inevitably give Ukraine permission to “take the gloves off”, new

Sep 15, 2024 • 3:23

News - IDF Kills American Citizen, Mexico Judicial Reform, Pentagon Seeks New Home in West Africa

News - IDF Kills American Citizen, Mexico Judicial Reform, Pentagon Seeks New Home in West Africa

It’s not the good news, but Danny and Derek bring you, well, also not good news. This week: a Gaza ceasefire talks update (1:15) while the IDF kills American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi (5:18); Iraq is negotiating a deal for the US to withdraw its forces (11:43); the US gives Egypt a full military aid allotment (13:47); in Sudan, new Rapid Support Forces (RSF) activity in the country’s south (15:22); the Pentagon is trying to reconstitute a presence in West Africa (16:29); in Russia-Ukrai

Sep 13, 2024 • 33:26

News - IDF Kills American Citizen, Mexico Judicial Reform, Pentagon Seeks New Home in West Africa

News - IDF Kills American Citizen, Mexico Judicial Reform, Pentagon Seeks New Home in West Africa

It’s not the good news, but Danny and Derek bring you, well, also not good news. This week: a Gaza ceasefire talks update (1:15) while the IDF kills American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi (5:18); Iraq is negotiating a deal for the US to withdraw its forces (11:43); the US gives Egypt a full military aid allotment (13:47); in Sudan, new Rapid Support Forces (RSF) activity in the country’s south (15:22); the Pentagon is trying to reconstitute a presence in West Africa (16:29); in Russia-Ukraine, the R

Sep 13, 2024 • 33:27

UNLOCKED: Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

UNLOCKED: Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

**This episode was originally recorded and released in September, 2021**Danny and Derek begin the episode with some reflections on their 9/11 experience. They then interview Jim Lobe, director of LobeLog and contributing editor at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, about the intellectual origins of the coalition that after 9/11 pursued endless war. The episode ends with a discussion with Laila Ujayli, associate editor at Inkstick Media, about growing up as a young Muslim in

Sep 11, 2024 • 1:56:23

UNLOCKED: Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

UNLOCKED: Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

**This episode was originally recorded and released in September, 2021**Danny and Derek begin the episode with some reflections on their 9/11 experience. They then interview Jim Lobe, director of LobeLog and contributing editor at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, about the intellectual origins of the coalition that after 9/11 pursued endless war. The episode ends with a discussion with Laila Ujayli, associate editor at Inkstick Media, about growing up as a young Muslim in post-9/11

Sep 11, 2024 • 1:56:24

E175 - AP x Chapo Trap House - Reagan: The Movie

E175 - AP x Chapo Trap House - Reagan: The Movie

Danny and Derek called an emergency pod crossover with Chapo Trap House to break down the new Reagan film, where Dennis Quaid—supported by the likes of addled Hollywood heavy hitter Jon Voight and Creed crooner Scott Stapp—takes his stab at portraying the man who brought us “Morning in America”.Don’t forget: AP is moving to Supporting Cast! Read our announcement for details on what to do to keep your paid subscription going, or decide that you’d like to join us for the wild ride of Amer

Sep 10, 2024 • 1:09:31

E175 - AP x Chapo Trap House - Reagan: The Movie

E175 - AP x Chapo Trap House - Reagan: The Movie

Danny and Derek called an emergency pod crossover with Chapo Trap House to break down the new Reagan film, where Dennis Quaid—supported by the likes of addled Hollywood heavy hitter Jon Voight and Creed crooner Scott Stapp—takes his stab at portraying the man who brought us “Morning in America”.Don’t forget: AP is moving to Supporting Cast! Read our announcement for details on what to do to keep your paid subscription going, or decide that you’d like to join us for the wild ride of American FP a

Sep 10, 2024 • 1:09:31

Free Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Free Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Danny and Derek speak with Jake Werner, acting director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute, about his recent brief, “A Program for Progressive China Policy.” They define the current state of US policy toward China before exploring the background of US-China alignment starting in the neoliberal turn, the fundamental misconception of what’s happening in China by American policymakers, and his progressive vision for the US’s policy towards China regarding issues of the economy, milita

Sep 9, 2024 • 1:07:29

Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Danny and Derek speak with Jake Werner, acting director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute, about his recent brief, “A Program for Progressive China Policy.” They define the current state of US policy toward China before exploring the background of US-China alignment starting in the neoliberal turn, the fundamental misconception of what’s happening in China by American policymakers, and his progressive vision for the US’s policy towards China regarding issues of the economy, milita

Sep 8, 2024 • 1:07:29

Free Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Free Bonus - A Progressive China Policy w/ Jake Werner

Danny and Derek speak with Jake Werner, acting director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute, about his recent brief, “A Program for Progressive China Policy.” They define the current state of US policy toward China before exploring the background of US-China alignment starting in the neoliberal turn, the fundamental misconception of what’s happening in China by American policymakers, and his progressive vision for the US’s policy towards China regarding issues of the econom

Sep 8, 2024 • 1:07:28

News - Israeli Hostages Killed in Gaza While IDF Attacks West Bank, Haiti Intervention Stagnates, DRC Gets Mpox Vaccines

News - Israeli Hostages Killed in Gaza While IDF Attacks West Bank, Haiti Intervention Stagnates, DRC Gets Mpox Vaccines

Danny melts from the LA heat while Derek pukes from the DC elite, all while giving you the news. This week: in Palestine-Israel, several Israeli hostages in Gaza are killed (1:22), Netanyahu continues to block a ceasefire (7:17), and the IDF’s operation in the West Bank goes on over one week (10:57); Turkey applies to join BRICS (14:24); Myanmar’s junta might be making election preparations (16:36); the UN negotiates a central bank resolution for Libya (18:57); the Democratic Republic of the Con

Sep 6, 2024 • 41:42

News - Israeli Hostages Killed in Gaza While IDF Attacks West Bank, Haiti Intervention Stagnates, DRC Gets Mpox Vaccines

News - Israeli Hostages Killed in Gaza While IDF Attacks West Bank, Haiti Intervention Stagnates, DRC Gets Mpox Vaccines

Danny melts from the LA heat while Derek pukes from the DC elite, all while giving you the news. This week: in Palestine-Israel, several Israeli hostages in Gaza are killed (1:22), Netanyahu continues to block a ceasefire (7:17), and the IDF’s operation in the West Bank goes on over one week (10:57); Turkey applies to join BRICS (14:24); Myanmar’s junta might be making election preparations (16:36); the UN negotiates a central bank resolution for Libya (18:57); the Democratic Republic o

Sep 6, 2024 • 41:41

E174 - Woke Iron Man w/ Spencer Ackerman

E174 - Woke Iron Man w/ Spencer Ackerman

Danny and Derek welcome back AP mega-guest Spencer Ackerman, author of the Forever Wars newsletter and soon-to-be-published issues of Marvel Comics’ Iron Man. The group explores Spencer’s inspiration to pursue more work in the world of comic books, writing for a character who is a defense contractor, bringing left-wing messaging into the medium, the sand box of Marvel Comics vs. the behemoth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plus Spencer’s impressions on some major current events.NOTE: This inte

Sep 3, 2024 • 44:42

E174 - Woke Iron Man w/ Spencer Ackerman

E174 - Woke Iron Man w/ Spencer Ackerman

Danny and Derek welcome back AP mega-guest Spencer Ackerman, author of the Forever Wars newsletter and soon-to-be-published issues of Marvel Comics’ Iron Man. The group explores Spencer’s inspiration to pursue more work in the world of comic books, writing for a character who is a defense contractor, bringing left-wing messaging into the medium, the sand box of Marvel Comics vs. the behemoth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plus Spencer’s impressions on some major current events.NOTE:

Sep 3, 2024 • 44:41

Bonus - Oliver Stone's JFK w/ Justin Boyd

Bonus - Oliver Stone's JFK w/ Justin Boyd

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the podcast television writer and producer Justin Boyd to talk about Oliver Stone’s 1991 epic JFK. They explore Justin’s own origins as a Dallasite, the place the film occupies within the film & television canon, whether a 3 1/2 hour, paranoid epic fueled by rage could be made today, its modernist features, claims of homophobi…

Sep 1, 2024 • 4:42

News - Israel and Hezbollah Clash, Macron Refuses to Appoint Left-Wing PM, AMLO Pauses Relations with US and Canadian Embassies

News - Israel and Hezbollah Clash, Macron Refuses to Appoint Left-Wing PM, AMLO Pauses Relations with US and Canadian Embassies

Let Danny and Derek’s labor guide you into the holiday weekend newly informed. This week: Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire (0:29), an IDF operation in the West Bank (8:31), in Gaza, the IDF attacks Deir al-Balah and shrinks more protected zones (11:06) while Palestinians in Gaza also struggle to obtain a polio vaccine amid an outbreak (14:07); Yemen’s Houthi/Ansar Allah forces allow the recovery of a damaged oil tanker (17:15); Jake Sullivan is in Beijing and meets with Xi (19:14); Su

Aug 30, 2024 • 40:51

E173 - The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists w/ Séamus Malekafzali

E173 - The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists w/ Séamus Malekafzali

Danny and Derek speak with Séamus Malekafzali, a Beirut-based journalist focusing on the Middle East, about his recent piece for The Nation, “The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military.” They check in about the current atmosphere in Beirut amid exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah, the Biden administration and US media’s current narrative around Hamas and Iran, the violence Israel has inflicted on Palestinian journalists, the double standards of their portray

Aug 27, 2024 • 48:56

Bonus - The Biden Administration's Border Policies w/ John Washington

Bonus - The Biden Administration's Border Policies w/ John Washington

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome John Washington, staff writer at Arizona Luminaria, to catch us up to date on the state of play in the United States’ policies toward the southern border and asylum. They explore the extremism in the Biden administration’s recent decisions, how the current policies continue a thread going back to the 90s’ “Prevention Through Dete… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Aug 25, 2024 • 5:30

News - Ukraine Kursk Invasion and Russia Donbas Assault, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, Philippine-Chinese Confrontation

News - Ukraine Kursk Invasion and Russia Donbas Assault, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, Philippine-Chinese Confrontation

The Prestigehead Convention at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn has drawn a record crowd, but Danny and Derek still find time for your news roundup. This week: in Russia-Ukraine, an update on Ukraine’s Kursk invasion (0:29), reports of cancelled peace talks (3:57), and a continued Russian advance in Donbas (6:32); in Palestine-Israel, an update on Gaza ceasefire talks (9:34), the IDF is moving into the last Gaza “safe zones” (15:14), an Israeli strike kills a Fatah commander in Lebanon (17:04), and th

Aug 23, 2024 • 33:33

E172 - Tricky Strategic Changes w/ Stephen Wertheim

E172 - Tricky Strategic Changes w/ Stephen Wertheim

AP champion Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, returns for a discussion of his recent piece for Carnegie, “Strategic Change in U.S. Foreign Policy.” The group muses on the difficulty of altering established foreign policy paradigms before delving into several case studies such as NSC-68, Nixon's Vietnam Withdrawal, Carter's Failed Korea Withdrawal, NATO Enlargement, and the Global War on Terror, emphasizi

Aug 20, 2024 • 57:37

Bonus - The End of the Cold War, Ep. 3 w/ Fritz Bartel

Bonus - The End of the Cold War, Ep. 3 w/ Fritz Bartel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comFritz Bartel, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University, is back for one final episode on his book The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism. They explore Paul Volcker's monetarism in the 70s and the ensuing sovereign debt crisis in the Global South and commu… Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Aug 18, 2024 • 5:03

News - New Reports of IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Takes More Russian Territory, Sudan Ceasefire Talks

News - New Reports of IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Takes More Russian Territory, Sudan Ceasefire Talks

Danny and Derek are just two guys who, unfortunately, pay their taxes. This week: conditions in Gaza continue to worsen under Israel (1:14), “ceasefire talks” continue to amble along (7:58), the US again to send massive amounts of weapons to Israel (12:59), and the IDF is again reported to be using Palestinians as human shields (17:18); the US lifts its ban on “offensive weapons” sales to Saudi Arabia (19:57); new attacks on Myanmar’s Rohingya people (22:51); a surprise resignation from

Aug 16, 2024 • 42:30

E171 - Police and the Empire City, Pt. 2 w/ Matthew Guariglia

E171 - Police and the Empire City, Pt. 2 w/ Matthew Guariglia

Danny and Derek are back with Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and visiting scholar of history at Emory University, for the second part of their discussion on the history of policing in New York City. They delve further into the NYPD’s efforts at “ethnic policing,” exploring the Italian squads of the early 20th century, how tackling the Mafia anticipated modern-day police efforts at tackling transnational crime, how World War I challenged th

Aug 13, 2024 • 50:23

Bonus - The End of the Cold War, Ep. 2 w/ Fritz Bartel

Bonus - The End of the Cold War, Ep. 2 w/ Fritz Bartel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWe return with Danny and Derek’s series on the end of the Cold War with Fritz Bartel, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. In this second episode, the group gets into the nitty gritty of Fritz’s book The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism, discussing… Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Aug 11, 2024 • 4:45

News - Bangladesh Protests Force PM Resignation, Pentagon Rescinds Guantanamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties with Ukraine

News - Bangladesh Protests Force PM Resignation, Pentagon Rescinds Guantanamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties with Ukraine

Once again, the Treacherous Two bring word from the world. This week: an update on the horror in Gaza (0:32), Hamas names Sinwar as overall leader (7:07), more ceasefire efforts (9:43), and the wait for a retaliation from Iran continues (13:44); protests in Bangladesh force Sheikh Hasina’s resignation (18:43); rebels in Myanmar make gains in Shan State (23:56); Mali and Niger cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine (25:39); the US withdrawal process continues in Niger (28:12); a Ukrainian

Aug 9, 2024 • 42:38

Free Bonus - Danny and Derek Talk "Wag the Dog" on Michael & Us

Free Bonus - Danny and Derek Talk "Wag the Dog" on Michael & Us

Check out Danny and Derek’s recent appearance on the Michael & Us podcast talking about Barry Levinson’s 1997 satire Wag the Dog. In Barry Levinson and David Mamet's WAG THE DOG (1997), a political spin-doctor teams with a movie producer to fake a war and save an incumbent president. You've heard of manufacturing consent, but to what extent can Hollywood and Washington manufacture reality? Subscribe to Michael & Us! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with o

Aug 8, 2024 • 48:05

Special - What's Happening in the Stock Market? w/ J.W. Mason

Special - What's Happening in the Stock Market? w/ J.W. Mason

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the podcast J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College and fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, to help us make sense of the last several days of volatility in global markets and whether it’s time to “crack each other’s heads open and feast on the goo inside.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 6, 2024 • 3:07

E170 - Police and the Empire City, Pt. 1 w/ Matthew Guariglia

E170 - Police and the Empire City, Pt. 1 w/ Matthew Guariglia

Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and visiting scholar of history at Emory University, joins the program for a two-part discussion on the history of policing in New York City. They explore NY policing as a case study for how the state studies people in order to inform policy, its initial function in the mid-19th century, the largely Irish and German makeup of the force at the time, the force’s interaction with different communities, how gende

Aug 6, 2024 • 44:52

Bonus - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model, Ep. 4 w/ Aziz Rana

Bonus - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model, Ep. 4 w/ Aziz Rana

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Aziz Rana, the incoming J. Donald Monan, S.J., professor of law and government at Boston College, this time to conclude the series on Americans’ relationship with the Constitution. This episode explores how economic transformations affected attempts at constitutional reform in the 70s, the rise of originalism, judge… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Aug 4, 2024 • 5:10

News - Israel Assassinations, US-Russia Prisoner Swap, Venezuela Election

News - Israel Assassinations, US-Russia Prisoner Swap, Venezuela Election

Danny and Derek continue to insist that you be informed. This week: Israel’s assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Fuad Shukr of Hezbollah (1:02); a mini-New Cold War update featuring Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin in East Asia (9:31); Sudan comes close to engaging in ceasefire talks before collapsing at the last minute (12:30); a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict with M23 (14:58); a large prisoner swap between Russia and the US (17:10); fallout from this

Aug 2, 2024 • 28:03

Special - The 2024 Venezuela Presidential Election w/ Alejandro Velasco

Special - The 2024 Venezuela Presidential Election w/ Alejandro Velasco

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of modern Latin America at New York University, to discuss this week’s presidential election in Venezuela, the results of which have prompted allegations of fraud and corruption by the opposition. Further reading:* Alejandro’s book Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and … Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

Aug 1, 2024 • 4:31

Special - Israel Assassinations in Iran and Lebanon

Special - Israel Assassinations in Iran and Lebanon

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek break down what we know about Israel’s killing of Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas as he visited Iran, as well as its drone strike on Fuad Shukr of Hezbollah in Beirut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 2024 • 3:33

E169 - The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe w/ Maria Snegovaya

E169 - The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe w/ Maria Snegovaya

Danny and Derek welcome to the pod Maria Sengovaya, senior fellow at the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, to talk about her book When Left Moves Right: The Decline of the Left and the Rise of the Populist Right in Postcommunist Europe. The explore what changed for the working class in Eastern Europe after the fall of communism, cases of the Le

Jul 30, 2024 • 50:24

Bonus - The Modern Olympics w/ Victoria Jackson

Bonus - The Modern Olympics w/ Victoria Jackson

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comVictoria Jackson, Arizona State University sports historian and Great Game Lab co-director, joins the program to teach Danny and Derek a bit about the modern Olympic Games. They discuss the 1896 revival and the character of the early modern Games, how the event’s popularity exploded in the 1960s, banning countries from the games, the effect of the Olymp…

Jul 28, 2024 • 4:57

News - Netanyahu in DC, Bangladesh Protests, Hottest Days Ever Recorded

News - Netanyahu in DC, Bangladesh Protests, Hottest Days Ever Recorded

On the eve of the XXXIII Olympiad, the world remains complicated. This week: Joe Biden suspends his 2024 presidential campaign (0:32); in Palestine/Israel news, Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a fawning US Congress (2:26), the ICJ rules on the legality of Israel’s occupation (6:13), the IDF shrinks the “protected zone” around Khan Younis in Gaza (9:13), China brokers a Palestinian “national unity” agreement (11:19); Houthi/Ansar Allah carry out a drone strike on Tel Aviv (13:48); in Bangladesh, a p

Jul 26, 2024 • 32:39

AP x Nonzero - Will Kamala Make America Great Again? w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Will Kamala Make America Great Again? w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comThe bi-monthly collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter continues! Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the video for the Overtime segment.0:00 The Nonzero-American Prestige all-star team1:49 Why didn’t the Trump shooting matter more?6:52 What anti-Trump historians get wrong17:41 Why Kamala sho

Jul 26, 2024 • 33:24

Special - Documenting the War on Gaza w/ Laila Al-Arian

Special - Documenting the War on Gaza w/ Laila Al-Arian

Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Laila Al-Arian, executive producer of Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English, to talk about the program’s recent documentary "The Night Won't End: Biden’s War on Gaza," which she also co-wrote. They discuss how the film’s crew was able to make the film despite the immense logistical challenges, the choice to focus on three particular families in Gaza, the content of the film itself, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wit

Jul 24, 2024 • 36:13

E168 - The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State w/ Natasha Wheatley

E168 - The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State w/ Natasha Wheatley

Natasha Wheatley, assistant professor of history at Princeton, sits down with Danny and Derek to talk about the transformation of the Habsburg Empire from a multinational collection of polities to discrete nation-states and how this century of radical change informs our ideas of sovereignty and the subsequent international order. The discussion explores the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, how the Empire navigated emerging nationalisms in the late 19th century compared with the Ottoman Empir

Jul 23, 2024 • 53:01

Bonus - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model, Ep. 3 w/ Aziz Rana

Bonus - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model, Ep. 3 w/ Aziz Rana

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comAziz Rana, the incoming J. Donald Monan, S.J., professor of law and government at Boston College, once again joins Danny and Derek to continue the discussion about Americans’ relationship with the Constitution. The conversation picks up in the postwar period, exploring how the document became an economic document as well as a political one, the rise of …

Jul 21, 2024 • 5:07

News - UK and France Elections, New Cold War Arms Tension, Sahel Junta "Confederation"

News - UK and France Elections, New Cold War Arms Tension, Sahel Junta "Confederation"

Danny and Derek are back with a news update after two weeks, and it appears that events continued to transpire despite their absence. This week: in Gaza, another round of fledgling ceasefire talks (0:35), the Knesset officially rejects Palestinian statehood (6:05), The Lancet journal publishes a study on the likely number of Palestinian casualties thus far (10:30), Haaretz publishes a piece about the Hannibal Doctrine’s use on 10/7 (14:07), and Biden’s “aid pier” is officially kaput (17:27); the

Jul 19, 2024 • 50:27

E167 - The Early Days of Imperial America w/ Emily Conroy-Krutz

E167 - The Early Days of Imperial America w/ Emily Conroy-Krutz

Danny and Derek sit down with Emily Conroy-Krutz, historian of nineteenth-century America specializing in the global history of the early American republic, to talk about the volume she co-edited with Michael Blaakman and Noelani Arista, The Early Imperial Republic: From the American Revolution to the U.S.–Mexican War. They explore the delineation of empire vs. republic vs. nation-state, challenging the narrative of 1898 being America’s imperial turn, settler colonialism and the dispossession of

Jul 16, 2024 • 47:25

UNLOCKED - Biden in a Box w/ Jonathan Guyer

UNLOCKED - Biden in a Box w/ Jonathan Guyer

It’s the second and final news-less week for AP as the team is on its annual podcast whitewater rafting retreat. In the meantime, please enjoy this unlocked episode covering Biden’s policy on Palestine/Israel. Danny and Derek speak with Jonathan Guyer, contributing editor at The American Prospect, about the piece he recently wrote for the magazine on Biden’s ideological commitment to Israel and his administration’s handling of the current crisis. The group discusses his obstinacy in changing his

Jul 12, 2024 • 52:15

E156 - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model w/ Aziz Rana

E156 - The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model w/ Aziz Rana

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Aziz Rana, the incoming J. Donald Monan, S.J., professor of law and government at Boston College, for a multi-part discussion about how Americans came to revere the Constitution and the worldwide implications. In this episode, the group discusses the latest Supreme Court ruling as of the recording date (Trump v. Anderson), how America’s treatment of its constitution compares with those of other nations, the Constitution’s development in the country’s f

Jul 9, 2024 • 54:25

Bonus - AI Weapons and Venture Capitalists w/ Michael Brenes

Bonus - AI Weapons and Venture Capitalists w/ Michael Brenes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again welcome to the program Michael Brenes, co-director of the Brady-Johnson program in grand strategy at Yale University and publisher of Warfare and Welfare, this time to talk about his article with William D. Hartung in The New Republic, “A.I. Won’t Transform War. It’ll Only Make Venture Capitalists Richer.” The group discusses …

Jul 7, 2024 • 5:15

Free Bonus - The American Far Right and Conservatism in the Last Century w/ David Austin Walsh

Free Bonus - The American Far Right and Conservatism in the Last Century w/ David Austin Walsh

In the first of two consecutive non-news Friday releases, Danny sits down for another rigorous academic exchange, this time with David Austin Walsh, historian at Yale’s program for the study of antisemitism and author of Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right. The two dig into the big issues broached by the book, including the “right-wing popular front” opposed to socialism, communism, and New Deal liberalism, the nature of conservatism vs fascism, figures from Pat Buch

Jul 5, 2024 • 1:18:22

UNLOCKED - Indigenous American Sovereignty and Subjecthood w/ Matthew Kruer

UNLOCKED - Indigenous American Sovereignty and Subjecthood w/ Matthew Kruer

Happy July 4th to American Prestigeheads and patriots holding citizenship elsewhere. Please enjoy this unlocked episode, and a gentle reminder that tomorrow will be another interview given the absence of our news sage, Derek, from the pod for the next two weeks.Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Matthew Kruer, assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, to discuss his essay “Indigenous Subjecthood and White Populism in British America”. The discussion focuses on the American

Jul 4, 2024 • 59:37

E155 - Left-Wing Free Trade w/ Marc-William Palen

E155 - Left-Wing Free Trade w/ Marc-William Palen

Danny and Derek speak welcome to the program Marc-William Palen, senior lecturer in history at the University of Exeter, for a discussion on his book Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World. They delve into 19th century liberal radicalism and anti-slavery trade policies, how Marx and early socialists approached free trade, the role of consumption, where feminists and Christian pacifists fell on the matter, the advent of neoliberalism, “free” vs “preferred” trade, and more. This is

Jul 2, 2024 • 1:07:34

Bonus - The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act, Pt. 2 w/ Sam Lebovic

Bonus - The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act, Pt. 2 w/ Sam Lebovic

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Sam Lebovic, professor of history at George Mason University, for the second part of their discussion on the Espionage Act of 1917 and its use over the years. The group picks things up in the postwar era, exploring how the advent of the national security state and Cold War influenced America’s use of the Act, the Pentagon Pa…

Jun 30, 2024 • 5:46

Special - The Failed Coup in Bolivia w/ Bret Gustafson

Special - The Failed Coup in Bolivia w/ Bret Gustafson

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Bret Gustafson, professor of sociocultural anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, about the failed coup attempt in Bolivia this week: who were the players, what transpired, and what happens now.Be sure to check out Bret’s book Bolivia in the Age of Gas.

Jun 28, 2024 • 3:52

News - Bolivia Failed Coup, Kenya Protests, Assange Plea Deal

News - Bolivia Failed Coup, Kenya Protests, Assange Plea Deal

Yesterday was Debate Night in America, today we see the results. This week: in Palestine/Israel, a grim Save the Children report on Gaza (0:30), Netanyahu again rebuffs a ceasefire and suggests a new phase of the operation (2:41), a new court ruling on ultra-Orthodox Jews’ conscription (7:14), and Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich again pushes West Bank annexation (10:17); Lebanon is still on edge as the US—while hosting Israeli minister of defence Yoav Gallant—warns Hezbollah that it wi

Jun 28, 2024 • 40:31

E154 - The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act, Pt. 1 w/ Sam Lebovic

E154 - The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act, Pt. 1 w/ Sam Lebovic

Sam Lebovic, professor of history at George Mason University, joins Danny and Derek for a look at the Espionage Act of 1917 and its use over the years. In this first part of the discussion, they explore the dominant ideologies at the time of its inception, its implementation in cases from Eugene Debs to Herbert Yardley, the law’s effect on whistle-blowing, America’s burgeoning “secrecy regime”, how the interpretation shifted from the early years of the Act’s existence, and more through World War

Jun 25, 2024 • 50:25

Bonus - Saudi Complicity in 9/11 w/ Steven Simon

Bonus - Saudi Complicity in 9/11 w/ Steven Simon

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Steven Simon, senior research analyst at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and professor of Middle East studies at the University of Washington, to discuss he and Daniel Benjamin’s recent piece for The Atlantic, “New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity”. The group discusses the evidence presented in the…

Jun 23, 2024 • 5:18

News - Lebanon-Israel Tensions, Switzerland Hosts Ukraine "Summit on Peace", Revelations of US Anti-Vaccination Misinformation

News - Lebanon-Israel Tensions, Switzerland Hosts Ukraine "Summit on Peace", Revelations of US Anti-Vaccination Misinformation

A day late and a lira short, Danny and Derek are back with the news roundup. This week: in Gaza, Israel announces “tactical pauses” (1:44), Netanyahu disbands his war cabinet (4:27), friction between Bibi and the Biden administration (7:59), friction between Bibi and the IDF (11:53), and an update on the humanitarian situation (14:05); fears of war are rising in Lebanon, meanwhile Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah threatens Cyprus over the island nation’s potential collaboration with

Jun 21, 2024 • 43:56

E153 - Assassination and US Foreign Policy Since 1945 w/ Luca Trenta

E153 - Assassination and US Foreign Policy Since 1945 w/ Luca Trenta

Danny and Derek are pleased to welcome back to the podcast Luca Trenta, associate professor in International Relations at Swansea University and author of The President’s Kill List. The group discusses assassinations and international law, when and how assassination became a tool for US foreign policy, the difficulties in accessing declassified documents about this topic, unsuccessful attempts on the life of Fidel Castro and successful operations against the likes of Osama Bin Laden and Patrice

Jun 18, 2024 • 1:01:12

Bonus - Philip II of Macedon, Father w/ Patrick Wyman

Bonus - Philip II of Macedon, Father w/ Patrick Wyman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comHappy Father’s Day! Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, returns to the program to talk about the all-important topic of fathers. Since it’s American Prestige, though, the group decided to focus on one of the great dads of history: Philip II of Macedo…

Jun 16, 2024 • 5:16

News - Israeli Hostage Operation, The Right Wins in EU Elections, Tensions Rise in Korea

News - Israeli Hostage Operation, The Right Wins in EU Elections, Tensions Rise in Korea

Another Friday, another roundup courtesy of Danny and Derek. This week: in Gaza, Israel carries out a hostage rescue operation, massacring more Palestinian civilians in the process (0:30), while ceasefire talks amble along (10:54); Israel also kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon prompting an armed response (14:32); the field is finalized for Iran’s upcoming presidential election (17:41); in Myanmar, rebels advance in Rakhine State (21:21); tensions rise between the DPRK/North Korea and South

Jun 14, 2024 • 49:06

E152 - Chinese Soft Power w/ Maria Repnikova

E152 - Chinese Soft Power w/ Maria Repnikova

Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Maria Repnikova, associate professor in global communication at Georgia State University, to talk about China’s use of so-called “soft power”. They explore the origin of the phrase and what Maria means by it, Confucius Institutes, public diplomacy, Chinese efforts to build a global media network, how the US frames these initiatives, and what kind of image China might be trying to project. Be sure to pick up a copy of Maria’s book of the same name. Th

Jun 11, 2024 • 49:23

Special - The 2024 South African Election w/ Benjamin Fogel

Special - The 2024 South African Election w/ Benjamin Fogel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Benjamin Fogel, head of publishing at the Alameda Institute and contributing editor to Jacobin, to talk about the May 29 general election in South Africa wherein the African National Congress (ANC) lost its 30-year majority. Alameda is a research institute that connects with social movements to understand how…

Jun 10, 2024 • 3:30

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 6 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 6 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, this time to conclude our series on the history of Brazil. We’re now in the post-dictatorship era, with the group delving into the 1988 constitution, the economic and political situation of the 1990s, Lula da Silva’s political rise, he and the …

Jun 9, 2024 • 5:02

UNLOCKED - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 2 w/ Noam Chomsky

UNLOCKED - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 2 w/ Noam Chomsky

In light of recent health news about Noam Chomsky, we wanted to re-release Danny and Derek’s discussion with him from 2022.Danny and Derek sit down with linguist and antiwar critic Noam Chomsky to discuss his biography and a bunch of other subjects, from the responsibility of intellectuals to the antiwar movement to what to do in  our present situation. And Chomsky disagrees with Danny. This is the second of two parts.Check out the first part here. This is a public episode. If you’d like to disc

Jun 8, 2024 • 40:39

UNLOCKED - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 1 w/ Noam Chomsky

UNLOCKED - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 1 w/ Noam Chomsky

In light of recent health news about Noam Chomsky, we wanted to re-release Danny and Derek’s discussion with him from 2022.Danny and Derek sit down with linguist and antiwar critic Noam Chomsky to discuss his biography and a bunch of other subjects, from the responsibility of intellectuals to the antiwar movement to what to do in our present situation. This is the first of two parts. Check out the second part here. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or

Jun 8, 2024 • 45:35

Special - The 2024 India Election w/ Ashoka Mody

Special - The 2024 India Election w/ Ashoka Mody

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek welcomes back to the program Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, to talk about this week’s election in India. They discuss the issues facing voters, Modi’s presidential victory, his Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) surprise loss of i…

Jun 7, 2024 • 5:41

News - Biden's Gaza Ceasefire Push, India and South Africa Elections, Immigration Executive Order

News - Biden's Gaza Ceasefire Push, India and South Africa Elections, Immigration Executive Order

Once again, it’s your patented AP News Roundup™. This week: in Palestine/Israel, Biden pushes a new ceasefire plan (0:30), an update on the situation on the ground in Gaza (8:06), Slovenia recognizes Palestinian statehood (11:37), and Congress (prematurely?) announces a Netanyahu visit (12:37); things further escalate between Hezbollah and Israel on the border with Lebanon (13:55); registration opens for candidates in Iran’s upcoming presidential election (16:45); India’s election sees another M

Jun 7, 2024 • 37:50

Special - Rod Serling's Second World War w/ Andrew Gulli

Special - Rod Serling's Second World War w/ Andrew Gulli

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comOn this 80th anniversary of D-Day, Danny and Derek speak with Andrew Gulli, editor-in-chief of The Strand Magazine, which recently put out a previously unpublished short story by Rod Serling, “First Squad, First Platoon”, based on his experiences fighting in the Philippines during WWII. They discuss Serling’s background, his work on The Twilight Zone, a…

Jun 6, 2024 • 4:20

Special - The 2024 Mexican Election w/ Alex Aviña

Special - The 2024 Mexican Election w/ Alex Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are once again joined by Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, this time to break down Sunday’s presidential election in Mexico. Topics include reactions to Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory, what we might expect in her upcoming tenure, and what this means for left-wing movements around the world.

Jun 5, 2024 • 4:47

E151 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 3 w/ Jonathan Hunt

E151 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 3 w/ Jonathan Hunt

Danny and Derek welcome back Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, to talk about his book The Nuclear Club, which follows the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. This final episode examines President Lyndon Johnson’s approach to nuclear weapons, the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and how Vietnam factored into its scope, the Arms Control and Disarmamen

Jun 4, 2024 • 50:39

Bonus - The Liberal Way w/ Alexandre Lefebvre

Bonus - The Liberal Way w/ Alexandre Lefebvre

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIt’s Debate Day here at American Prestige, and Alexandre Lefebvre, professor of politics and philosophy at The University of Sydney, has graciously agreed to join us to discuss the major points of his book Liberalism as a Way of Life. He and Danny (along with Derek’s patented color commentary) have a spirited debate over the true nature of liberalism, h…

Jun 2, 2024 • 6:17

Special - 2024 Mexican Election Preview w/ Alex Aviña

Special - 2024 Mexican Election Preview w/ Alex Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, to discuss the election happening Sunday, June 2, wherein left-wing party MORENA’s Claudia Sheinbaum will face the conservative National Action Party’s Xóchitl Gálvez and center-left Citizen’s Movement’s Jorge Máynez to see who will succeed Andrés M…

May 31, 2024 • 4:25

News - Israeli Strikes on Rafah Continue, US Hints Shift on Long-Range Weapons in Ukraine, South Africa Election

News - Israeli Strikes on Rafah Continue, US Hints Shift on Long-Range Weapons in Ukraine, South Africa Election

Danny and Derek are innocent, with news to boot. This week: in Gaza, Israeli bombs displaced Palestinians in tents (0:29) despite the ICJ ruling calling for a halt in that operation (4:36), global opinion on Palestine continues to shift (7:12), Egyptian-Israeli border clashes (13:59), and more; some developments regarding Iran’s nuclear program (18:19); a summit attended by representatives of China, South Korea, and Japan (22:35); the DPRK/North Korea has a failed satellite launch (25:55); an up

May 31, 2024 • 45:04

AP x Nonzero - Gaza, Biden, and Trump w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Gaza, Biden, and Trump w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWe’re back with the fifth episode of the collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the video for the Overtime segment.00:07 The Nonzero-American Prestige apocalypse aversion project1:29 Are Bob, Derek, and Danny surprised the Gaza war is still going on? 4:31

May 29, 2024 • 34:43

E150 - Origins of American Empire in the Asia-Pacific Region w/ Stuart Rollo

E150 - Origins of American Empire in the Asia-Pacific Region w/ Stuart Rollo

We all know about the United States’ deep commercial ties with China in this day and age, but has this been the case since America’s inception? Danny and Derek are joined by Stuart Rollo, postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney, for a discussion of his book Terminus: Westward Expansion, China, and the End of American Empire. The group examines the United States’ imperial evolution alongside China’s parallel trajectory, considering

May 28, 2024 • 52:51

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 5 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 5 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comBryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, once again sits down with Danny and Derek to help us make our way through Brazil’s history. The discussion picks up in the postwar era, covering Getúlio Vargas’ fall from power, his famous “Carta Testamento” letter, the country’s rural-to-urban migration, President Juscelino Kubits…

May 26, 2024 • 4:00

News - Death of Ebrahim Raisi, Rafah Offensive in Gaza, Unrest in New Caledonia

News - Death of Ebrahim Raisi, Rafah Offensive in Gaza, Unrest in New Caledonia

Danny and Derek return with the news roundup. This week: a Gaza update (0:35), three countries recognize Palestine (10:47), the ICC pursues arrest warrants (14:17), and an ICJ hearing wraps up (18:07); Yemeni Ansar Allah / Houthi forces down two US drones, plus the US admits its bombing campaigns have been futile (20:19); the death of Iranian president Embrahim Raisi (25:16); Taiwan inaugurates a new president and sees protests at the parliament while China conducts military drills nearby (27:38

May 24, 2024 • 41:57

E149 - Soviet Monumental Architecture w/ Katherine Zubovich

E149 - Soviet Monumental Architecture w/ Katherine Zubovich

Danny and Derek speak with Katherine Zubovich, associate professor of history at SUNY Buffalo, about her book Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin's Capital. The discussion broaches what distinguishes Soviet design in the history of monumental architecture, the ill-fated Palace of the Soviets project, postwar Soviet skyscrapers, how ideology is reflected in the architecture, the challenges of ambitious urban planning in Moscow, and more. This is a public episode. If you

May 21, 2024 • 47:57

Special - The Death of Ebrahim Raisi w/ Sina Toossi

Special - The Death of Ebrahim Raisi w/ Sina Toossi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek chat with AP Iran expert Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, about the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday along with foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The group delves into Raisi’s background and ideology, the next steps to find a new p…

May 20, 2024 • 4:04

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 4 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 4 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are once again joined by Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, to discuss the history of Brazil. This episode starts in the late 19th century with Brazil’s “racial democracy”, exploring the rise of rubber as a primary commodity, industrialization, the abolition of slavery, Getúlio Vargas and the Revolut…

May 19, 2024 • 4:56

News - Biden's Carte Blanche for Israel, Slovakia PM Shot, Myanmar's Rohingya Conscription

News - Biden's Carte Blanche for Israel, Slovakia PM Shot, Myanmar's Rohingya Conscription

Danny and Derek are back at “it” (the news). This week: in Gaza, a Rafah invasion update and Biden’s “red line” (0:29), more questions about Israel’s postwar plans (6:16), an update on the humanitarian situation and the American “aid pier” (11:10), and the Biden administration’s refusal to punish Israeli rights violations (15:05); Egypt-Israel tensions are escalating as Gaza continues to deteriorate (19:56); in Myanmar, a report on the forced conscription of the nation’s embattled Rohingya minor

May 17, 2024 • 44:13

E146 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 2 w/ Jonathan Hunt

E146 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 2 w/ Jonathan Hunt

Danny welcomes back Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, to talk about his book The Nuclear Club, which follows the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. This second part of the discussion picks up in the mid-1950s after Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” speech, non-proliferation movement leaders like Irish foreign minister Frank Aiken, the flexible response p

May 14, 2024 • 53:56

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 8: Mayday

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 8: Mayday

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comThe AP trifecta once again reunites to answer your thoughts, queries, and, in one case, riddles. This edition broaches such topics as which nations would respectively sanction Jake and Derek, how Danny maintains such a prolific output, whether we’re already in a regional war in the Middle East, Kurt Cobain as a proxy for the end of history, and more.Tha…

May 12, 2024 • 4:33

Free Bonus - The War in Sudan w/ Khalid Medani

Free Bonus - The War in Sudan w/ Khalid Medani

Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Khalid Medani—associate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University—for a deep dive into the conflict that has engulfed Sudan since last Spring. They delve into its roots going back to the 1989 coup, break down the makeup of the primary combatants (the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces), how these groups are able to continue recruiti

May 10, 2024 • 1:05:56

Special - Danny Interviews Steve Albini

Special - Danny Interviews Steve Albini

In light of the untimely death of engineer/producer/musician Steve Albini, we wanted to share an interview Danny did with him for an upcoming (non-American Prestige) podcast on grunge music. This was recorded in August 2020. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

May 9, 2024 • 1:11:29

E147 - State of the Sahel: Niger and Chad w/ Alex Thurston

E147 - State of the Sahel: Niger and Chad w/ Alex Thurston

Derek welcomes back to the pod , associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the situations in Niger and Chad now that the two nations have respectively kicked out most US troops. They discuss the State Department’s underwhelming treatment of some African heads of state, how this dynamic differs when working with a military junta, what specifically precipitated the US withdrawals

May 7, 2024 • 54:39

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 3 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 3 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are back with Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, talking about the history of Brazil. We’re now into the 19th century and Brazilian independence. The group discusses what led to this moment, the changing racial dynamics, liberalism in Brazil vs its European form, the emergence of coffee as its predom…

May 5, 2024 • 4:56

Special - The Palestine Exception w/ Josh Rushing

Special - The Palestine Exception w/ Josh Rushing

In a follow-up to our special on students' pro-Palestine organizing, Danny speaks with Josh Rushing, founding member of Al Jazeera English and senior correspondent for its program Fault Lines, about the crackdown on Palestine advocacy on campuses since October 7 and what it means for academic freedom. They discuss his Fault Lines documentary on the subject, post-2016 university organizing, dubious charges of “anti-Semitism”, why Israel is so focused on college demonstrations, the myriad ways tha

May 4, 2024 • 30:44

News - Netanyahu Rejects ICC, US-Saudi Security Deal, US Sanctions Chinese Companies

News - Netanyahu Rejects ICC, US-Saudi Security Deal, US Sanctions Chinese Companies

Antony Blinken might claim to play the blues, but Danny and Derek have to deliver…the news. This week: in Palestine/Israel, the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks (0:42), Netanyahu panics over a potential International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant (6:54), and Blinken backs off of a threat to use the Leahy Law against IDF troops despite evidence of human rights abuses (10:39); Colombia announces that it will cut diplomatic ties with Israel (15:26); Saudi Arabia pushes for a security deal

May 3, 2024 • 42:43

E146 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 1 w/ Jonathan Hunt

E146 - The Nuclear Club, Pt. 1 w/ Jonathan Hunt

Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, joins Danny and Derek to talk about his book covering the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. In this first part, they discuss US efforts to maintain nuclear supremacy in the early Cold War, nuclear threshold states, nuclear propaganda, and more up until Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” speech. Note: The views expre

Apr 30, 2024 • 48:49

Danny on The Disagreement w/ Shadi Hamid

Danny on The Disagreement w/ Shadi Hamid

Danny recently appeared on Shadi Hamid’s The Disagreement podcast to discuss what America’s role on the global stage should be. The conversation broaches US involvement in Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Middle East, alternatives to hegemony, and whether the US is “the good guy”.Also check out Danny and Shadi’s initial debate from two years ago. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Apr 28, 2024 • 55:33

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 2 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 2 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, about the history of Brazil. This episode picks up in the 17th century at the start of the sugar boom and all that comes along with it. They discuss sugar cultivation’s connection with the slave trade, the mechanics of trafficking people from A…

Apr 28, 2024 • 5:13

News - Biden War Funding Package, Mass Graves in Gaza, New Cold War Update

News - Biden War Funding Package, Mass Graves in Gaza, New Cold War Update

Danny and Derek bring you another dose of Reality™️. This week: Congress passes Biden’s war funding package (0:59); Israel prepares to invade Rafah (7:31); the US begins construction of a Gaza pier (10:33); Antony Blinken may blacklist an IDF unit (12:58); mass graves are discovered in Gaza hospitals (16:57); US forces come under attack in Iraq and Syria (19:01); the IDF makes a small retaliation against Iran (21:42); Azerbaijan and Armenia make progress toward a peace agreement (24:06); Myanma

Apr 26, 2024 • 46:16

Special - A Russia-Ukraine War Update w/ Mark Ames

Special - A Russia-Ukraine War Update w/ Mark Ames

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, about the state of affairs in Russia and Ukraine. Topics include: the latest round of American aid, what happened with the Ukrainian counter-offensive, Russia re-purposing Soviet military infrastructure, and more.

Apr 24, 2024 • 9:20

E145 - Did it Happen Here? w/ Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

E145 - Did it Happen Here? w/ Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Danny and Derek welcome back Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, assistant professor in the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University, to talk about his edited volume Did It Happen Here? Perspectives on Fascism and America. The group explores the utility of the so-called “fascism debate”, its popular resonance since the 2016 election, how Daniel curated the book, analysis of fascism in the Black radical tradition, perceptions of fascism in academia vs. those in organized labor, how social media fue

Apr 23, 2024 • 52:10

Special - Iran's Red Line With Israel w/ Sina Toossi

Special - Iran's Red Line With Israel w/ Sina Toossi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek sits down with resident AP Iran expert Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, to discuss the recent escalations between Israel and Iran. They recap the events of the last several weeks, how domestic politics of Iran, Israel, and the US play into things, the thinking behind the scope of the strikes, how this…

Apr 22, 2024 • 8:25

Bonus - Christian Zionism, Ep. 4 w/ Daniel Hummel

Bonus - Christian Zionism, Ep. 4 w/ Daniel Hummel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once more speak with Daniel Hummel, director of the Lumen Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Upper House, to finish our series on Christian Zionism in the United States since 1948. This episode picks up at the beginning of the Obama Administration, touching on Netanyahu’s deepening ties with American Christian Zionists, the …

Apr 21, 2024 • 6:28

Special - Israel Attacks Iran

Special - Israel Attacks Iran

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek update you with what we know so far about Israel’s strikes on Iran last night.Recorded late morning Eastern Time, Friday, April 19, 2024.

Apr 19, 2024 • 3:01

News - Israel Prepares Retaliation on Iran and Rafah Invasion, Mass Coral Bleaching, US Allegedly Refuses to Leave Niger

News - Israel Prepares Retaliation on Iran and Rafah Invasion, Mass Coral Bleaching, US Allegedly Refuses to Leave Niger

Producer’s note: This was recorded on Thursday, April 18, before Israel’s strike on Iran, hence us releasing this earlier than usual. It’s the world news roundup with the ever loyal Danny and Derek. This week: Israel plans a retaliation for Iran’s strike last week, Iran floats the possibility of developing nuclear weapons in response (0:31), and plans for an IDF Rafah operation in Gaza are underway (8:09); the US is still pursuing Saudi normalization with Israel (10:40) and vetoes a Palestinia

Apr 19, 2024 • 35:21

E144 - Patriots on Broadway w/ Michael Stuhlbarg

E144 - Patriots on Broadway w/ Michael Stuhlbarg

Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast actor Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Call Me By Your Name, “Boardwalk Empire”) to discuss his role in the new play Patriots, which portrays billionaire Boris Berezovsky’s (Stuhlbarg) relationship with Vladimir Putin (Will Keen) in 1991. The group discusses the challenges in nuanced portrayals of Berezovsky and Putin, how preparing for the character pushed Michael to reframe his perspective on the end of the USSR, the resonance between the events of the p

Apr 16, 2024 • 41:56

Special - Iran Strikes Israel, Ep. 2

Special - Iran Strikes Israel, Ep. 2

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are back with updates on the situation after last night’s bombardment on Israel, including international reactions, the potential Israeli response, and more. Recorded early afternoon ET, April 14, 2024

Apr 14, 2024 • 2:22

Bonus - The TikTok "Ban" w/ Tianyu Fang

Bonus - The TikTok "Ban" w/ Tianyu Fang

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Tianyu Fang, MacArthur tech and democracy fellow at New America and contributing editor at Reboot, about the current discourse and legislation around “banning” the social media app TikTok. They explore the previous actions against the company taken by the Trump administration, the TikTok-focused Protecting Americans from Forei…

Apr 14, 2024 • 4:32

Special - Iran Strikes Israel

Special - Iran Strikes Israel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give an update on what we know about Iran’s attack against Israel in response to Israel’s April 1 strike on an Iranian embassy in Syria.Recorded early evening ET, April 13, 2024

Apr 14, 2024 • 2:58

News - US and Israel Await Iran Response, Mexican Embassy Raid in Ecuador, New Cold War Update

News - US and Israel Await Iran Response, Mexican Embassy Raid in Ecuador, New Cold War Update

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 the IDF’s “withdrawal” has not yet enabled sufficient aid to enter the Strip (10:47); in Myanmar, rebels seize a key border town (15:27); battlefield dynamic shifts in Sudan with a supply of Iranian drones (19:00); in Ukraine, Russia strikes destroy a major power plant (21:17) and the Ukrainian

Apr 12, 2024 • 35:15

E143 - The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 2 w/ Penny Von Eschen

E143 - The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 2 w/ Penny Von Eschen

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 since 1989. This second part of the conversation picks up with Cold War nostalgia in American pop culture, the 90s search for a new “bad guy” in places like the DPRK/North Korea and the Balkans, the “kitschification” of the Cold War, ways this nostalgia manifested throughout the War

Apr 9, 2024 • 1:02:05

Bonus - Biden in a Box w/ Jonathan Guyer

Bonus - Biden in a Box w/ Jonathan Guyer

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Jonathan Guyer, contributing editor at The American Prospect, about the eponymous piece he recently wrote for the magazine on Biden’s ideological commitment to Israel and his administration’s handling of the current crisis. The group discusses his obstinacy in changing his approach Israel/Palestine, the domestic and global pol…

Apr 7, 2024 • 5:21

Special - Havana Syndrome Update w/ Natalie Shure

Special - Havana Syndrome Update w/ Natalie Shure

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Natalie Shure, writer and researcher whose work focuses on history, health, and politics, for an update on where we stand with Havana Syndrome. When Natalie (along with Bob Wright) first chatted with us in December 2021, little was known about the condition. It turns out, we still don’t know much, but stories contending conn…

Apr 6, 2024 • 3:21

AP x Nonzero - Biden’s Israel Problem w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Biden’s Israel Problem w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWelcome the fourth episode of the collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the video for the Overtime segment.0:02 Derek and Danny stumble into Bob’s Zoom room 1:01 Israel’s doubly out-of-control week10:02 How Biden's Gaza failures will shape the Democratic

Apr 5, 2024 • 28:58

News - IDF Kills More Aid Workers, IRGC Hit in Damascus, Moscow Terror Attack

News - IDF Kills More Aid Workers, IRGC Hit in Damascus, Moscow Terror Attack

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 IDF’s AI targeting systems (10:35), and more; Israeli airstrikes hit Iranian IRGC officers in Syria (20:59); a drone strike in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw (25:04); the DPRK/North Korea tests a hypersonic missile (26:51); the results of Senegal’s election (29:01); Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador (31:02

Apr 5, 2024 • 44:06

Special - Resigning from the State Department w/ Annelle Sheline

Special - Resigning from the State Department w/ Annelle Sheline

Danny and Derek welcome back Annelle Sheline, former foreign affairs officer at the State Department, to discuss her resignation over the Biden Administration’s handling of Israel and Gaza. They discuss her role at State, what changed there after October 7, her interactions with superiors and administration officials, how the response to Gaza differs from that of Ukraine, the efficacy of dissent channels, and more. Check out Annelle’s piece at CNN about her resignation. This is a public epi

Apr 4, 2024 • 25:47

E142 - The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 1 w/ Penny Von Eschen

E142 - The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 1 w/ Penny Von Eschen

Danny and Derek 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 this first part of the discussion, the group explores the affective dimension of nostalgia, how the “end of history” and “clash of civilizations” narratives influenced U.S. policy starting in the 1990s, the post-Cold War malaise that took hold, and the proliferation of anti-

Apr 2, 2024 • 56:36

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 1 w/ Bryan Pitts

Bonus - The History of Brazil, Ep. 1 w/ Bryan Pitts

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comBelieve it or not, Brazil’s story didn’t start with Lula and Macron’s iconic photo shoot, and Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, has graciously agreed to help Danny and Derek tell that story! In this first episode of the History of Brazil series, the group explores the indigenous civilizations populating the land th…

Mar 31, 2024 • 4:54

Free Bonus - Rethinking U.S. World Power w/ Michael Brenes and Stephen Wertheim

Free Bonus - Rethinking U.S. World Power w/ Michael Brenes and Stephen Wertheim

Since Derek is out of town, an unsupervised Danny welcomes back AP friends Michael Brenes, co-director of the Brady-Johnson program in grand strategy at Yale University and publisher of Warfare and Welfare, and Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to 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 arou

Mar 29, 2024 • 53:29

E141 - Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election w/ Michael G. Vann

E141 - Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election w/ Michael G. Vann

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 of reform (Reformasi) since the end of Suharto’s rule in 1998, the composition of its elite class, Prabowo’s controversial career long predating his 2024 campaign, the issues motivating voters in this election, and potential legal challenges to him ultimately t

Mar 26, 2024 • 45:52

UNLOCKED - Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe w/ Sherene Seikaly

UNLOCKED - Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe w/ Sherene Seikaly

By popular demand, we’re unlocking this episode that was originally released January 28, 2024. Thank you to subscribers who gave feedback!Danny and Derek speak with Sherene Seikaly, associate professor of history at UC Santa Barbara and historian of Palestine, about the eponymous piece she wrote for Jadaliyya at the beginning of 2023. They discuss the framing of “the age of catastrophe”, where Palestine endures an ongoing Nakba as the climate crisis accelerates, how people find simple ways to ma

Mar 25, 2024 • 48:31

Bonus - Ian Fleming, Frantz Fanon, and Decolonization w/ Daniel Immerwahr

Bonus - Ian Fleming, Frantz Fanon, and Decolonization w/ Daniel Immerwahr

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDaniel Immerwahr, Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, is back on the pod to discuss his recent piece for The New Yorker, “What Frantz Fanon and Ian Fleming Agreed On”. After a Dune 2 update (see Daniel’s Dune episode with us), the group discusses revolutionary intellectual Frantz Fanon and James Bond author Ian Fleming, …

Mar 24, 2024 • 4:33

News - Famine in Gaza and Sudan, Niger Kicks Out US Forces, Pakistan Airstrikes

News - Famine in Gaza and Sudan, Niger Kicks Out US Forces, Pakistan Airstrikes

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 Afghanistan (12:11); Indonesia’s general election results are confirmed (14:37); the DPRK/North Korea tests a hypersonic missile engine (17:28); there’s new evidence of coral bleaching in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (19:15); a Sudan humanitarian update (20:55); Niger’s jun

Mar 22, 2024 • 42:33

E140 - Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti w/ Jemima Pierre

E140 - Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti w/ Jemima Pierre

Danny and Derek 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 by the U.S. and European powers— from the country’s inception to PM Ariel Henry’s resignation last week. They delve into the early history of Haiti’s relationship with the U.S. and Europe, America’s 1915-1934 occupation of Haiti, the Ottawa Initiative and Jean-Bertra

Mar 19, 2024 • 49:19

Bonus - Christian Zionism, Ep. 3 w/ Daniel Hummel

Bonus - Christian Zionism, Ep. 3 w/ Daniel Hummel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDaniel Hummel, director of the Lumen Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Upper House, is back to discuss Christian Zionism in the United States since 1948. This episode picks up in the 1990s with the Oslo Accords, the push for a “Greater Israel”, the Left Behind books and the rise of apocalypticism, Christians United for Israel, and more unt…

Mar 17, 2024 • 4:40

News - Biden's "Red Lines" for Gaza, Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities, US Leads Global Arms Sales

News - Biden's "Red Lines" for Gaza, Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities, US Leads Global Arms Sales

Derek and Danny are back, the latter without any rubles. This week: Russian 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, the military makes gains in Omdurman (20:20); Ukraine attacks Russian oil facilities (24:26) and receives a U.S. stopgap aid package (26:54); the right surges in Portugal’s election (29:37)

Mar 15, 2024 • 38:38

E139 - Masters of the Air w/ John Orloff

E139 - Masters of the Air w/ John Orloff

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 of WWII aerial warfare, how MOTA tackled the POW experience, the challenge of writing and shooting such a massive production, and how a WWII-era drama is informed by the current global climate. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscrib

Mar 12, 2024 • 48:17

Bonus - The New York Times' October 7 Exposé w/ Ryan Grim

Bonus - The New York Times' October 7 Exposé w/ Ryan Grim

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Ryan Grim of The Intercept about the piece he co-authored with Jeremy Scahill and Daniel Boguslaw about The New York Times’ exposé of the October 7 attacks alleging systematic use of sexual violence by Palestinian militants. They discuss the piece itself, the role of Israeli volunteer group Zaka, the journalistic standards at …

Mar 10, 2024 • 4:08

News - Haiti Gang Offensive, Sudan Crisis, Gaza

News - Haiti Gang Offensive, Sudan Crisis, Gaza

Danny and Derek bring you 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 cargo ship is sunk and data cables cut in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen (12:26); the parliament of Pakistan elects a new prime minister (16:15); a renewed attempt at a ceasefire in Myanmar (18:02); an update on the crisis in Sudan (20:17); a new date is set for Senegal’s presidential election (23:16); an atta

Mar 8, 2024 • 36:11

Special - The Humanitarian Situation in Gaza w/ Omar Shakir

Special - The Humanitarian Situation in Gaza w/ Omar Shakir

Derek welcomes back Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), to discuss the humanitarian situation Gaza since the International Court of Justice’s rulings at the end of January in South Africa’s case against Israel. They get into what the court actually ordered, Israel’s response, the current humanitarian catastrophe, the “Flour Massacre”, U.S. aid airdrops, the undercutting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRW

Mar 5, 2024 • 30:52

UNLOCKED - Duned if You Do, Duned if You Don't w/ Daniel Immerwahr

UNLOCKED - Duned if You Do, Duned if You Don't w/ Daniel Immerwahr

This episode originally aired October 29, 2021Danny and Derek speak with Daniel Immerwahr, professor of history at Northwestern University, about all things Dune. They discuss the importance of culture to understanding U.S. empire, the history of imperial U.S. fiction, the life and times of Frank Herbert, and how Herbert's particular vision of technology, empire, and indigenous politics informed the writing of Dune.Check out Daniel's articles on Dune, in the Los Angeles Review of Books, The New

Mar 5, 2024 • 58:49

E138 - Democracy and the Left Turn in Latin America w/ Gabriel Hetland

E138 - Democracy and the Left Turn in Latin America w/ Gabriel Hetland

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 America’s Left Turn. They discuss the regional shift to the Left, how right-wing forces reacted to this trend, the ways democracy has been shaped by these conditions, and the different tacks taken by leftist movements (particularly in Bolivia and Venezuela). This is a public e

Mar 5, 2024 • 57:03

Bonus - Nazis in Video Games w/ Trevor Strunk

Bonus - Nazis in Video Games w/ Trevor Strunk

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Trevor Strunk of No Cartridge Audio podcast about the Third Reich in the gaming world, from action blockbusters like Medal of Honor to cerebral indies like Heal Hitler. They discuss the background of militarism in video games, different roles Nazis have played in games over the years, how World War 2 video games reflect the co…

Mar 3, 2024 • 4:46

Special - The Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Special - The Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Danny and Derek welcome back Lyle Jeremy Rubin, veteran of the war in Afghanistan and author of the memoir Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine’s Unbecoming, to discuss his new piece in The Nation, “Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed)”. The group delves into Bushnell’s act of protest, what we know of his ideology and work as a member of the US Air Force, the public response to and framing of his death, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other s

Mar 1, 2024 • 27:28

News - Gaza City Massacre, Darfur Aid Crisis, Sweden Joins NATO

News - Gaza City Massacre, Darfur Aid Crisis, Sweden Joins NATO

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 against Yemen (10:25); North Korea trades arms for food with Russia (11:54); in Sudan, military groups block aid shipments to Darfur (14:13); a new date is set for a presidential election in Senegal (15:58); a Ukraine War update (19:04); Sweden’s NATO accession is finally ratified (26:08); Colombia reope

Mar 1, 2024 • 31:43

Special - Arab Americans and the Michigan Primary w/ Malak Silmi

Special - Arab Americans and the Michigan Primary w/ Malak Silmi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Malak Silmi, a freelance journalist based in Michigan, about the state’s Arab American community, its relationship to the Democratic Party, organizing efforts in response to the Biden Administration, and the future of the “uncommitted” vote. Read Malak and Joseph Stepansky’s piece in Al-Jazeera, “Birth of a Movement, Michig…

Feb 29, 2024 • 3:59

E137 - Christian Zionism, Ep. 2 w/ Daniel Hummel

E137 - Christian Zionism, Ep. 2 w/ Daniel Hummel

Daniel Hummel, director for university engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Upper House, returns to continue the discussion on Christian Zionism in the United States since 1948. In this episode, the group picks up with the rise of the new Christian right in the 1970s and the role of Zionism therein, dispensationalism and its notion of Jews and Israel, the Israeli right’s concurrent rise to power, Jimmy Carter as a non-Zionist evangelical, the Camp David Accords, Ronald Reagan’s re

Feb 27, 2024 • 53:59

Bonus - The State of Affairs in Russia and Ukraine w/ Mark Ames

Bonus - The State of Affairs in Russia and Ukraine w/ Mark Ames

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome returning champion Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, to give us a update on Russia and Ukraine. The get into the death of Alexei Navalny in Russia, the firing of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi in Ukraine, the latter country’s manpower issues, and the state of the war now.

Feb 25, 2024 • 5:10

Special - The 2024 Pakistani General Election w/ Umair Javed

Special - The 2024 Pakistani General Election w/ Umair Javed

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak to Umair Javed, assistant professor of politics and sociology at Lahore University of Management Sciences, about this month’s general election in Pakistan. They discuss the major issues facing the country, the struggles of PTI and jailed candidate (and former prime minister) Imran Khan, the role of the U.S., and more.

Feb 23, 2024 • 4:06

News - Gaza War, Ansar Allah (Houthi) Attacks, Russia Advances in Ukraine

News - Gaza War, Ansar Allah (Houthi) Attacks, Russia Advances in Ukraine

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 ship, damage another ship, and attack Eilat (12:11); a potential governing coalition is formed in Pakistan (14:31); tensions between Taiwan and China over the Kinmen Islands (17:13); in Senegal, Macky Sall agrees to reschedule the election, but hasn’t offered a new date yet (1

Feb 23, 2024 • 42:45

E136 - UFO Mythology w/ David Halperin

E136 - UFO Mythology w/ David Halperin

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 UFO encounters as part of a longer tradition of mythology, examining their relationship to the historical epochs in which they occur, their place in politics and culture, and what ultimately the search for aliens says about our own views of humanity. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss t

Feb 20, 2024 • 54:35

Bonus - Gerontocracy in U.S. Politics w/ Samuel Moyn

Bonus - Gerontocracy in U.S. Politics w/ Samuel Moyn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIn the second half of a double header, Samuel Moyn, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale, speaks with Danny and Derek about our aged political leaders. The group touches on the history of gerontocracy in politics, what about it specifically reflects American culture around aging and mortality, why anyone would want to spend their final y…

Feb 18, 2024 • 4:02

News - Gaza War, Pakistan Election, Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

News - Gaza War, Pakistan Election, Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Danny and Derek from the headlines. This week: Global military spending reached new heights in 2023 (0:31); a Gaza update (3:51); a major exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah (12:12); contentioius election results in Pakistan (14:38); reports of the military in disarray in Myanmar (19:08); Indonesia holds a general election (22:36); protests continue in Senegal (25:11); allegations of a massacre in Ethiopia (27:19); Russia might be

Feb 16, 2024 • 39:11

Special - The Imminent Israeli Offensive in Rafah w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Special - The Imminent Israeli Offensive in Rafah w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, speaks with Danny and Derek about Israel’s imminent attack on Rafah in southern Gaza, the state of the Palestinian diaspora four months into this war, the prospect of a lasting ceasefire, and more.Mohammad’s latest for AJ+. Recorded Wednesday, February 14, 2024 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 15, 2024 • 49:06

E135 - US Security Assistance to Africa w/ Elizabeth Shackelford

E135 - US Security Assistance to Africa w/ Elizabeth Shackelford

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 of the places in which it’s involved, the generational timeline needed to change the trajectory of foreign policy, where the securitized view of Africa began, how the U.S. has approached places like Burkina Faso and Cameroon, and what a better U

Feb 13, 2024 • 52:09

Bonus - Liberalism vs. Liberalism w/ Samuel Moyn

Bonus - Liberalism vs. Liberalism w/ Samuel Moyn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comSamuel Moyn, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale, makes his return to the pod to discuss his book Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times. The group examines the Cold War liberal intellectuals featured in the book like Isaiah Berlin, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and Karl Popper, the interwar roots of Americ…

Feb 11, 2024 • 4:56

News - US Strikes in Iraq and Syria, Sudan Humanitarian Disaster, Zelensky Fires Top General

News - US Strikes in Iraq and Syria, Sudan Humanitarian Disaster, Zelensky Fires Top General

Danny and Derek are just the messengers. This week: 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 the Philippines, a feud between Sebastian Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. escalates (11:46); in Sudan, humanitarian assistance is cut off and telecom services are down as the catastrophe intensifies (15:04); President Macky Sall postpones elections in

Feb 9, 2024 • 39:15

Special - US Base "Tower 22" in Jordan w/ Ken Klippenstein

Special - US Base "Tower 22" in Jordan w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter for The Intercept, to discuss his recent piece detailing the situation at Tower 22, a U.S. garrison in Jordan that was struck by drones last month wherein three troops were killed. They discuss the site’s purported purpse, its inadequate defenses, and service members’ frustration with…

Feb 7, 2024 • 2:58

E134 - The Queer State w/ Samuel Huneke

E134 - The Queer State w/ Samuel Huneke

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 of queer theory and the state, how queer politics and activism can engage in state power, the neoliberal contingent of the queer community, where thinkers from Michel Foucault to Judith Sklar fit into this, and Sam’s vision of what a queer state might look like.Be sure to check out Sam’s past AP app

Feb 6, 2024 • 47:19

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 7 w/ Djene Bajalan

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 7 w/ Djene Bajalan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are again with Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, discussing Kurdish history. This episode takes a step back to catch up on the situation for Kurdish peoples outside of Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Picking up at the end of the first World War, the conversation focuses on Kurds in t…

Feb 3, 2024 • 5:06

AP x Nonzero - What’s Next for Gaza and Israel? w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - What’s Next for Gaza and Israel? w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWelcome to the third installment of the collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the video for the Overtime segment.0:00 Another high-synergy collaborative episode1:14 Do mainstream Israelis support ethnic cleansing?10:28 Biden’s electoral (mis?)calculation

Feb 2, 2024 • 33:53

News - Drone Strike on US Base, Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Record US Weapons Sales

News - Drone Strike on US Base, Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Record US Weapons Sales

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. outpost in Jordan is bombed by a drone (18:54); secret Sudan peace talks in Bahrain (23:52); several countries quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (25:37); in Ukraine, Zelensky fires a top commander (27:23); the Biden admin is reimposing sanctions on Venezuela (

Feb 2, 2024 • 43:47

Special - Iran and the Current Middle East Conflict w/ Negar Mortazavi

Special - Iran and the Current Middle East Conflict w/ Negar Mortazavi

Danny and Derek speak with Negar Mortazavi, journalist and host of The Iran Podcast, about Iran’s role in the current situation in the Middle East. They touch on the ideological and strategic view of Iran’s government regarding Israel-Palestine, its relationship with non-state actors such as Hezbollah and Ansar Allah (Houthis), this past weekend’s drone strike on U.S. forces in Jordan by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, the Axis of Resistance, and more.Recorded Thursday, February 1, 2024 This is

Feb 1, 2024 • 24:58

E133 - Video Games, War, and Capitalism w/ Adam Ganser and Michael Swaim

E133 - Video Games, War, and Capitalism w/ Adam Ganser and Michael Swaim

Danny and Derek sit down with Adam Ganser and Michael Swaim of the 1Upsmanship podcast to discuss the confluence of history, U.S. foreign policy, and capitalism in video games. The group broaches topics like the implicit politics of first-person shooters, the capitalist logic in games based on survival and growth, the portrayal of governments in different series, and how far developers can go to portray the reality of war in a game. Check out more of Adam and Michael's work at their Small Beans

Jan 30, 2024 • 56:40

Special - The ICJ Israel Case Explainer w/ Aslı Bâli

Special - The ICJ Israel Case Explainer w/ Aslı Bâli

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek chat with Aslı Bâli, professor of law at Yale Law School. Aslı, whose research focuses largely on human rights law and the law of the international security order, helps us break down the legal definition of genocide, the substance of the ICJ ruling and what was ordered, and the court’s ability to enforce it.The conversation continues f…

Jan 28, 2024 • 19:24

Bonus - Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe w/ Sherene Seikaly

Bonus - Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe w/ Sherene Seikaly

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Sherene Seikaly, associate professor of history at UC Santa Barbara and historian of Palestine, about the eponymous piece she wrote for Jadaliyya at the beginning of 2023. They discuss the framing of “the age of catastrophe”, where Palestine endures an ongoing Nakba as the climate crisis accelarates, how people find simple way…

Jan 28, 2024 • 5:04

Special - The ICJ Ruling on Israel and Genocide

Special - The ICJ Ruling on Israel and Genocide

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek catch subscribers up on today’s ruling by the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.

Jan 26, 2024 • 2:59

News - Gaza War, Yemen Strikes, Argentina Protests

News - Gaza War, Yemen Strikes, Argentina Protests

This week: Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks amble along (0:30), Netanyahu snubs Qatar (5:11), militants kill 21 IDF soldiers in a single attack (10:25), and more from Israel-Palestine; in Yemen, the U.S. prepares for a “sustained military campaign” (15:40) while a new report details the effect of sanctions on humanitarian relief (16:50); talk of (another) U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq (19:24); Pakistan and Iran agree to stand down (22:22); India’s Modi opens a controversial new temple (24:39); Cam

Jan 26, 2024 • 35:54

E132 - The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba w/ Stuart Reid

E132 - The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba w/ Stuart Reid

Patrice Lumumba, the first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has become a mythic figure among the left, due in no small part to the CIA’s role in his ousting and assassination less than one year after the start of his premiership. Stuart Reid, editor at Foreign Affairs, joins Derek to discuss the full story of Lumumba’s downfall, as detailed in Reid’s recent book The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination. This is a public episode. If you’d like to

Jan 23, 2024 • 51:58

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 6 w/ Djene Bajalan

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 6 w/ Djene Bajalan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDjene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, returns to educate us on Kurdish history. We’ve reached the 1971 coup in Turkey, which has fractured the left. In its wake, a group led by Abdullah Öcalan forms what will become the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The discussion covers the PKK’s ideology, how it differentiates i…

Jan 21, 2024 • 5:18

Special - The 2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election w/ James Lin

Special - The 2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election w/ James Lin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comOfficial AP Taiwan Desk James Lin returns to the pod to give us a breakdown of the recent presidential election in Taiwan. The group discusses the three candidates, winner Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its moves to avoid repercussions from the PRC (China), the international response to the election, the evolving diplomatic norms …

Jan 19, 2024 • 2:56

News - Iran Attacks, Israel-Palestine, Taiwan Election

News - Iran Attacks, Israel-Palestine, Taiwan Election

Derek and Danny report for duty. This week: Iran attacks targets in Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan (1:01); U.S. strikes on Ansar Allah (Houthi) targets fail to deter attacks on shipping (10:17); an Israel-Palestine update (12:55) including a Qatari medicine deal (15:26) and Netanyahu’s take on a Palestinian state (17:41); Taiwan’s presidential election (22:18); Kim of the DPRK (North Korea) lashes out at the South (25:16); tensions continue to escalate between Somalia and Ethiopia (27:06); a Ukraine

Jan 19, 2024 • 39:18

E131 - The End of Liberal Certainty w/ John Gray

E131 - The End of Liberal Certainty w/ John Gray

John Gray, emeritus professor of European thought at the London School of Economics, joins Danny for a lively chat about liberalism, the powers that be, and what the duo calls “the bads”. Centering John’s recent book The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism, this wide-ranging discussion tries to make sense of the post-Cold War world, assess the threats posed by political and environmental factors, and reckon with what John sees as the extreme default condition of human life. This is a

Jan 16, 2024 • 1:01:58

Special - The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Special - The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comAkbar Shahid Ahmed, senior foreign affairs reporter at HuffPost, returns to the podcast to discuss his recent pieces covering the post-Gaza plans of top White House official Brett McGurk and the imminent departure of the White House’s special Middle East envoy on humanitarian issues. Then, for subscribers, the group gets into the NSC’s attempts to discr…

Jan 15, 2024 • 10:38

Bonus - George Kennan w/ Frank Costigliola

Bonus - George Kennan w/ Frank Costigliola

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny chats with Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, about diplomat and historian George F. Kennan. They discuss his legacy as a realist with an unending belief in diplomacy, the “long telegram”, his wariness of the public holding sway in foreign relations, the emphasis on industrial …

Jan 14, 2024 • 4:41

Special - The 2024 Crisis in Ecuador w/ Guillaume Long

Special - The 2024 Crisis in Ecuador w/ Guillaume Long

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek Sits down with Guillaume Long, senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and and Policy Research (CEPR) and former foreign minister of Ecuador, to discuss the outburst of armed conflict there over the last several days and how this fits into a larger context of issues facing the country.Subscribe now for the full interview! Recorded Friday…

Jan 12, 2024 • 19:34

Special - South Africa Takes Israel to the ICJ w/ Spencer Ackerman

Special - South Africa Takes Israel to the ICJ w/ Spencer Ackerman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comSpencer Ackerman, journalist at various outlets including Forever Wars, chats with Derek about South Africa’s case charging Israel with genocide at the ICJ.Check out Spencer’s piece on the matter.Recorded Thursday, January 11, 2024

Jan 12, 2024 • 3:48

News - ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, Ecuador Crisis

News - ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, Ecuador Crisis

Danny and Derek come off the hottest year on record with the new year’s cold, hard facts. This week: South Africa brings a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (2:39) while Antony Blinken tours the region (8:48); Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani is looking to request the withdrawal of U.S. forces (19:09); the Israel-Hizbollah border battles continue to escalate (22:23); the U.S. and U.K. launch strikes on Yemen (25:31); rebels in Myanmar take the border city

Jan 12, 2024 • 46:59

E130 - Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia w/ Carolyn Eisenberg

E130 - Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia w/ Carolyn Eisenberg

Danny and Derek welcome Carolyn Eisenberg, professor of history at Hofstra University, to explore Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon’s joint pursuit of war in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 70s. Using Carolyn’s book Fire and Rain as a guide, the group gets into the duo’s relationship, their aims in escalating conflict in the region while pursuing diplomacy with China and the Soviet Union, military events like Operation Lam Son 719, and what this story reveals about U.S. foreign relations. Caroly

Jan 9, 2024 • 56:39

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 5 w/ Djene Bajalan

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 5 w/ Djene Bajalan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWe’re back into our History of the Kurds series with Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University. In this episode, the group explores changes in Kurdish nationalism during and after World War II (i.e. when it began to be framed in the context of decolonization), 1950s and 60s Kurdish politics in Iraq and Turkey, and the co…

Jan 7, 2024 • 4:59

Free Bonus - Global Radicalism and the Mexican Revolution w/ Christina Heatherton

Free Bonus - Global Radicalism and the Mexican Revolution w/ Christina Heatherton

The news roundup returns next week, so in the meantime we thought we’d share our conversation with Christina Heatherton, Elting Associate Professor of American Studies and Human Rights at Trinity College, Connecticut. Her book Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution covers the Mexican Revolution as an international story, something that galvanized radical organizers of the era to fight global capitalism in new ways. The discussion broaches Dubois framing the color line as a

Jan 5, 2024 • 55:05

Special - Escalations in the Middle East

Special - Escalations in the Middle East

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give subscribers an update on the recent events in the Middle East, including today’s blasts in Iran at a memorial for slain general Qasem Soleimani, Tuesday’s strike on a Hamas leader in southern Beirut, Israel’s recent strike in Damascus, and South Africa’s petition at the ICJ to declare the situation in Gaza a genocide.Recorded Wednes…

Jan 3, 2024 • 3:39

E129 - Hope at the Brink w/ Jeffrey Lewis

E129 - Hope at the Brink w/ Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis, professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies on the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Faculty, joins Danny and Derek to discuss his new podcast The Reason We’re All Still Here, which covers scientists, analysts, and idealists who have gone above and beyond in the name of peace and diplomacy when state actors fail to do so. This discussion focuses on the podcast itself as well as questions about Marx’s theory of alienation, the hope of changing the massive structures

Jan 3, 2024 • 47:27

Bonus - Fashion, Women, and Power w/ Denise Rall

Bonus - Fashion, Women, and Power w/ Denise Rall

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDenise N. Rall, adjunct research fellow at Southern Cross University in Australia, joins Danny and Derek to discuss the relationship between fashion, women and power. Topics include the origins of the fashion industry, sartorial diplomacy, figures like Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama, and the power suit.Be sure to check out Denise’s book Fashion, Women,…

Dec 31, 2023 • 4:39

Free Bonus - Soviet Material Culture in Cuba and India w/ Sudha Rajagopalan

Free Bonus - Soviet Material Culture in Cuba and India w/ Sudha Rajagopalan

Danny and Derek sit down with Sudha Rajagopalan, Senior Lecturer in East European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, to discuss her book Journeys of Soviet Things, an oral history of socialist globalization focusing on the journeys of Cold War era Soviet objects in Cuba and India. The conversation explores why Sudha focused on banal objects, what Soviet-made household technologies meant to people in Cuba and India, people’s views of American-produced goods of the time, whether a transnation

Dec 29, 2023 • 47:09

E128 - The Vietnam War in the Pacific World w/ Brian Cuddy and Fredrik Logevall

E128 - The Vietnam War in the Pacific World w/ Brian Cuddy and Fredrik Logevall

Danny and Derek chat with Brian Cuddy, lecturer in security studies at Macquarie University, and Fredrik Logevall, Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the eponymous collection of essays they co-edited, which examines the lasting impact of the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia and the wider Pacific. They discuss how the regional dynamics shaped the course of the war, what taking a regional perspective illuminates, the current state of the politic

Dec 26, 2023 • 42:36

Bonus - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega

Bonus - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Eleanor Janega, medieval historian, author, and broadcaster, to get down to brass tacks: What is Christmas? They discuss its practice in early and medieval Christian societies, mummers’ plays and gambling, Saint Nicholas providing dowries and resurrecting boys killed for their meat, the post-Reformation treatm…

Dec 23, 2023 • 5:53

News - Gaza War, Houthi Red Sea Response, North Korea ICBM

News - Gaza War, Houthi Red Sea Response, North Korea ICBM

Danny and Derek amble across the finish line of 2023. This week: a Gaza update including the latest UN resolution, ceasefire talks, and a potential Geneva conference (1:15); the West/North Atlantic formally responds to Houthi actions in the Red Sea (8:50); General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi wins re-election (13:22); continued fighting in Myanmar (14:29); another ICBM test from the DPRK/North Korea (15:47); the RSF captures another city in Sudan (19:39); a possible resurgence of piracy in Somalia (21:4

Dec 21, 2023 • 36:27

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 20 w/ Dalia Hatuqa

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 20 w/ Dalia Hatuqa

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek welcomes back Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist specializing in Palestinian-Israeli affairs, to discuss developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel proper over the past couple of weeks. Then Danny and Derek give a news update for subscribers.Recorded Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Dec 20, 2023 • 29:32

UNLOCKED - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

UNLOCKED - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

Merry (early) Christmas! Danny and Derek speak with historian Terri Blom Crocker to discuss the reality of the mythologized Christmas Truce of 1914, when soldiers in World War I made various agreements to cease fighting. Check out Terri's book The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War! Originally published on Christmas 2021 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Dec 19, 2023 • 58:05

E127 - The Pahlavi Petro-State w/ Gregory Brew

E127 - The Pahlavi Petro-State w/ Gregory Brew

At AP headquarters, nothing brings holiday cheer quite like oil, so Danny and Derek are back with Gregory Brew, analyst at Eurasia Group in energy and Iran, to discuss Iran’s postwar “petro-state” period. They get into the country’s trajectory leading up to the 1953 coup, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his relationship with the U.S., the 1963 White Revolution, how oil revenue supported industrialization, middle class growth, and state expansion, the rise of the clerical opposition to Pahlavi’s

Dec 19, 2023 • 57:50

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 10 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 10 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek sit down for one last time with Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss queer life in Germany from the 18th century through the Cold War. This episode focuses on the 1980s and the AIDS crisis, the different ways East and West Germany framed and dealt with it, the effect of the Soviet Union’s c…

Dec 17, 2023 • 3:11

News - Gaza War, Armenia-Azerbaijan Prisoner Exchange, Myanmar Ceasefire in Sight

News - Gaza War, Armenia-Azerbaijan Prisoner Exchange, Myanmar Ceasefire in Sight

Sunny Danny tees up Iceman Derek. This week: an update on the grim situation in Gaza (0:59); the Yemeni Houthis respond with attacks in the Red Sea (15:13); the Egyptian presidential election (18:16); an Armenia-Azerbaijan prisoner exchange (19:55); a possible ceasefire in Myanmar (22:46); an actual ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (24:31); a Ukraine update (27:05); a Venezuela-Guyana update (33:34); and the conclusion of the COP28 climate conference (35:41). Recorded Thur

Dec 15, 2023 • 38:52

E126 - How the Soviet Jew Was Made w/ Sasha Senderovich

E126 - How the Soviet Jew Was Made w/ Sasha Senderovich

Danny and Derek are joined by Sasha Senderovich, associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Washington, for a discussion of his book How the Soviet Jew Was Made. They explore the background of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and lands that later made up the USSR, the role of the Jew in the Bolshevik imagination, Yiddish language culture and figures like David Bergelson, the role of the pogrom to Jews of the Soviet Union, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the far ea

Dec 12, 2023 • 43:00

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 9 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 9 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss queer life in Germany from the 18th century through the Cold War. This episode picks up in the late 1960s with the repealing of Paragraph 175 in West Germany, the proliferation of queer media in the 1970s, the racial dynamics of the gay rights moveme…

Dec 10, 2023 • 3:32

UNLOCKED - The History of the Maccabees w/ Joseph Scales

UNLOCKED - The History of the Maccabees w/ Joseph Scales

Chag Sameach! Danny and Derek are joined by independent scholar Joseph Scales to talk about the history of Hanukkah. They discuss the rivalry between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires that preceded the conflict; the Maccabean/Hasmonean revolt and the family's ascension to power within Judea; the Judean expansion; and much more.Originally published November 27, 2021 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanp

Dec 9, 2023 • 1:24:20

AP x Nonzero - The Gaza War and the Palestine Question w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - The Gaza War and the Palestine Question w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWelcome to episode two of the collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! For those who missed the first one, we decided to join forces every couple of months and put out crossover episodes between the two projects. Paid subscribers get an extra 40 minutes of discussion plus a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the v

Dec 9, 2023 • 38:35

News - Gaza Bombardment Update, Guinea-Bissau Coup Attempt, Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

News - Gaza Bombardment Update, Guinea-Bissau Coup Attempt, Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

Danny and Derek deliver the goods a day early. This week: an update on Gaza (0:36); more Ansar Allah (Houthi) activity off of Yemen’s coast in the Red Sea (11:46); Italy withdraws from the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (15:04); South Korea launches a spy satellite (16:51); an attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau (19:35); a Russia-Ukraine update featuring prisoner exchange talks with the U.S. (23:03) and dwindling funds on Ukraine’s behalf (24:56); Venezuela-Guyana tensions on the rise over the E

Dec 7, 2023 • 37:07

E125 - Rising Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions w/ Mohamed Kheir Omer

E125 - Rising Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions w/ Mohamed Kheir Omer

Danny and Derek chat with Mohamed Kheir Omer, a researcher and writer based in Oslo, Norway and former member of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), about the current escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. They get into the historical background of the two countries’ frought relationship, the respective roles of Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed, Eritrean support of Ethiopia in the Tigray War, where the current conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara reg

Dec 5, 2023 • 53:17

Bonus - Ageless Napoleon w/ Everett Rummage

Bonus - Ageless Napoleon w/ Everett Rummage

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comEverett Rummage, the man behind The Age of Napoleon podcast, joins Danny and Derek to break down Ridley Scott’s new film on Monsieur Bonaparte. They discuss Napoleon’s (English coded) portrayal, aspects his life the film chose to focus on, the centrality of Josephine in Napoleon on film, what the film gets right, conflates, or completely fabricates, and…

Dec 3, 2023 • 5:04

Special - The Death of Henry Kissinger, Ep. 2 w/ Greg Grandin

Special - The Death of Henry Kissinger, Ep. 2 w/ Greg Grandin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Greg Grandin, author of Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman, about the life and legacy of Henry Kissinger.

Dec 1, 2023 • 5:05

News - Ukraine Slogs On, Dutch Election, UN Climate Summit

News - Ukraine Slogs On, Dutch Election, UN Climate Summit

The Tryptophan Twins return from the holiday to bring you up to speed. This week: an update on Gaza (0:42); Kuwait’s emir has a brief health scare (5:50); the U.S. accuses the Indian government of complicity in a murder plot in New York (6:59); the DPRK (North Korea) puts a spy satellite into orbit (9:32); a failed coup attempt in Sierra Leone (12:43); far-right populist Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) wins the Dutch parliamentary elections (14:54); a Ukraine update (19:37); Henry Kissinger s

Dec 1, 2023 • 32:45

Special - The Death of Henry Kissinger, Ep. 1 w/ Ben Burgis

Special - The Death of Henry Kissinger, Ep. 1 w/ Ben Burgis

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Ben Burgis, host of the Give Them an Argument podcast, share their immediate thoughts upon the expiration of the infamous statesman.Check out GTAA on Patreon and YouTube.Stay tuned for a more in-depth follow-up discussion with Greg Grandin, author of Kissinger’s Shadow, coming tomorrow (Friday, December 1). Recorded Thursday, November 30, 2023

Dec 1, 2023 • 3:28

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 19

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give subscribers a news update on the situation in Israel/Palestine, including the temporary pause in (some) hostilities, Ansar Allah/Houthi actions, and more. Check out the rest of our specials on the current conflict.Recorded Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Nov 29, 2023 • 3:02

E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 3 w/ Margaret O'Mara

E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 3 w/ Margaret O'Mara

Danny and Derek welcome back to the pod Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, to conclude the story tracing Silicon Valley’s rise until the 21st century. The discussion starts in the late 70s/early 80s and covers the rise of biotech and the personal computer, competition from Japan, government interventions like SEMATECH and the High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA), the dot-com boom (and bust), and more.Check out the rest of the s

Nov 28, 2023 • 57:18

Bonus - JFK and Vietnam w/ Marc J. Selverstone

Bonus - JFK and Vietnam w/ Marc J. Selverstone

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the pod Marc J. Selverstone, head of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, to discuss what John F. Kennedy might have done had he lived and oversaw America’s involvement in Vietnam. Using his book The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam as a launching …

Nov 26, 2023 • 4:25

Free Bonus - The Communist Meownifesto w/ Leigh Claire La Berge

Free Bonus - The Communist Meownifesto w/ Leigh Claire La Berge

Danny and Derek speak with Leigh Claire La Berge, author of Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary. They discuss Leigh Claire’s unique approach to Marxist critique through the lens of cats, feline usage in the lexicon from the royal (Richard the Lionheart) to the proletarian (“wildcat strike”), how our feline friends help illuminate watershed moments in the advent and development of capitalism, and more.Be sure to pounce on a copy of the book! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this w

Nov 24, 2023 • 52:25

Re-Post - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

Re-Post - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

Danny and Derek welcome David Silverman, professor of Native American, Colonial American, and American racial history at George Washington University, for a discussion of the historical Thanksgiving holiday. They get into the the origin and proliferation of the holiday’s myth, the historical Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoag Indians, their culture, politics, and relationship with the English settlers, who and what the holiday serves in 2022 America, and more.Be sure to grab a copy of D

Nov 22, 2023 • 51:24

RE-POST - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 2 w/ Aaron Good

RE-POST - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 2 w/ Aaron Good

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek continue the conversation with Aaron Good of American Exception on the JFK assassination. Check out the first part here.Originally published Dec 18, 2021

Nov 22, 2023 • 3:11

Unlocked - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 1 w/ Aaron Good

Unlocked - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 1 w/ Aaron Good

Danny and Derek speak with the political scientist Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State and the new podcast American Exception, about the JFK assassination. They delve into the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, the  idea of Kennedy as a "peacenik," why it's important to study the assassination, and much more.Fredrik Logevall's essay "Kennedy and What Might Have Been" can be found in The Vietnam War: An Intimate History by Ken Burns and Geoffrey C.

Nov 22, 2023 • 48:35

Special - The 2023 Argentina Presidential Election w/ Andre Pagliarini

Special - The 2023 Argentina Presidential Election w/ Andre Pagliarini

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Andre Pagliarini, assistant professor of history at Hampden-Sydney College, for a breakdown of how so-called “anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina, what he can actually enact of his, er, ambitious plans, what this means for the country, and more. Recorded Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Nov 21, 2023 • 3:02

E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 2 w/ Margaret O'Mara

E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 2 w/ Margaret O'Mara

Danny welcomes back to the pod Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, to continue the story of how Silicon Valley came to be. They pick up in the midst of the Space Race, touching on the sources of tech capital the 1950s and 1960s, how the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) reshapes Stanford, figures like Stewart Brand and Steve Jobs, the transition from 60s counterculture to 70s “founder culture”, and more. Check out the first episod

Nov 21, 2023 • 59:49

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 7: The Musical

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 7: The Musical

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDisclaimer: There are no musical numbers.At long last, Producer Jake returns to tee up subscriber queries for Danny and Derek. In this edition, we explore whether nations “deserve” to exist, if Mearsheimer has stumbled onto something about China, the notion of military intervention on behalf of Mother Nature, what the gang thinks about the show “The Ame…

Nov 19, 2023 • 4:38

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 18 w/ Mariam Barghouti

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 18 w/ Mariam Barghouti

Danny and Derek speak with Mariam Barghouti, a journalist and writer based in Ramallah, about where things stand in Palestine. In addition to the situation in Gaza, they catch up on what’s been happening in the West Bank, particularly since October 7. Recorded Friday, November 17, 2023 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Nov 17, 2023 • 21:48

News - Gaza War, Rebels in Mali, Biden and Xi Meet

News - Gaza War, Rebels in Mali, Biden and Xi Meet

Righteous rage fuels these righteous brothers’ need to inform the people. This week: an update on Gaza (0:30); more U.S. airstrikes on Syria (7:36); an update on the war in Sudan (9:24); a rebel offensive in Myanmar (12:33); rebels in Mali take on the national army (15:49); the Ukrainian army crosses the Dnipro River (18:39) and a Ukrainian suspect in the Nord Stream bombing (21:57); the Polish opposition is close to forming a government (25:06); the Socialist Party in Spain forms a government (

Nov 17, 2023 • 37:45

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 17 w/ Haggai Matar

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 17 w/ Haggai Matar

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek catches up with Haggai Matar of +972 Magazine for an update on the domestic situation in Israel. Danny and Derek then give a news update for subscribers. Some of Haggai’s recent work: * “How October 7 has changed us all — and what it signals for our struggle”* “Palestinians fear ‘slow death’ as hunger and thirst spread in Gaza”* “For Israeli leaders, ev…

Nov 16, 2023 • 21:50

E122 - Biden's Border Wall w/ Laiken Jordahl

E122 - Biden's Border Wall w/ Laiken Jordahl

Taking a detour from our series on Silicon Valley, Derek speaks with Laiken Jordahl, Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the Biden administration’s decision to continue construction of a border wall through the Rio Grande Valley. They discuss the impact this will have on the region’s ecology, wildlife, and indigenous and local communities, how it fits into the larger trend of border militarization, and more.Relevant links:* Construction contracts quietly

Nov 14, 2023 • 43:56

Bonus - Thank You for Your Service w/ Ross Caputi

Bonus - Thank You for Your Service w/ Ross Caputi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Ross Caputi, a PhD student in Modern U.S. and Italian history at UMass Amherst, about his experience serving in the Iraq War and his thoughts on Veterans Day. They go into what it was like in the Second Battle of Fallujah, how he and some of his fellow soldiers’ tenure compared with the idea of war they had going into the conf…

Nov 12, 2023 • 4:49

News - Gaza War, Sudan War, EU Expansion

News - Gaza War, Sudan War, EU Expansion

Danny, fresh from the dentist, seeks relief in Derek’s news recap. This week: a Gaza War update (0:31); the U.S. attacks another weapons depot in Syria (16:51); Ansar Allah (Houthi) forces in Yemen down an American drone (18:31); Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah makes a speech on the region’s crisis (19:58); opium cultivation in Afghanistan is at a new low after the U.S. withdrawal (22:17); a major rebel offensive in Myanmar (23:59); in Sudan, the RSF advances in Darfur and near the

Nov 10, 2023 • 40:11

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 16 w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Michael Brenes

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 16 w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Michael Brenes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek speaks with Akbar Shahid Ahmed, senior foreign affairs reporter at HuffPost, about what is going on within the Biden administration around the Gaza War. Topics include sidelining the State Department, stifling voices therein, figures influencing Biden’s Middle East policy like Brett McGurk, and more.Then, for subscribers, Danny and Derek welcome b…

Nov 9, 2023 • 30:21

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 15 w/ Emily Tamkin

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 15 w/ Emily Tamkin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Emily Tamkin, author of Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities, to check in with how American Jews across the political spectrum are reacting to the current moment.Check out Emily’s recent articles on the topic in The New Republic and Slate.

Nov 8, 2023 • 4:30

E121 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 1 w/ Margaret O'Mara

E121 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 1 w/ Margaret O'Mara

Danny and Derek speak with Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, about how Silicon Valley came to be the behemoth we know today. In this first part of the conversation, they get into the origins of Silicon Valley from the days when it was most known for apricot orchards. Topics discussed include the transformation of research at Stanford and MIT in the postwar era, figures such as Vannevar Bush and Frederick Terman, the 1960s rejection of

Nov 7, 2023 • 47:10

Bonus - If We Burn w/ Vincent Bevins

Bonus - If We Burn w/ Vincent Bevins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are joined by journalist Vincent Bevins to talk about his latest book If We Burn, which explores the past decade of mass protests which yielded little to no fundamental change. They discuss some of the cases examined in the book along with comparable movements preceding the 2010s, whether the protests’ revolutionary goals are attainable,…

Nov 5, 2023 • 4:20

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 14 w/ Zachary Foster

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 14 w/ Zachary Foster

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are joined by Zachary Foster, historian of Palestine and editor of the Palestine, in Your Inbox newsletter. He and Danny compare their respective backgrounds as American Jews grappling with narratives of Israel and Palestine fed to them by Jewish day school, “Birthright Israel” trips, and related programs. The group then discusses the hi…

Nov 3, 2023 • 29:25

News - Gaza War, Myanmar Rebels, Ukraine Stalemate

News - Gaza War, Myanmar Rebels, Ukraine Stalemate

Danny and Derek clock in to deliver the (grim) news. This week: an update on Gaza (0:31); Yemeni Houthis fire at Israel (18:30); potential escalation in Lebanon (20:55); new rebel offensives on the Myanmar-China border (22:44); China-U.S. arms control talks (25:14); a Sudan conflict update (26:56); a human rights report on Ethiopa civilian deaths (28:47); a Russian mob attack in Dagestan (30:20); and an update on the war in Ukraine (32:41). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this

Nov 2, 2023 • 37:15

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 13 w/ Maryam Jamshidi

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 13 w/ Maryam Jamshidi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek speaks with Maryam Jamshidi, associate professor of law at the University of Colorado, about the legal ramifications of what’s happening in Gaza under international law. Then Danny and Derek give a news update for subscribers.Here are Al Jazeera’s updates on the Jabaliya strikes and the conflict.Note: since the time of recording, the casualty figu…

Nov 2, 2023 • 22:17

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 12 w/ Ken Klippenstein

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 12 w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comKen Klippenstein, investigative reporter for The Intercept, returns to the program to discuss his recent article detailing a U.S. base recently constructed in Israel, 20 miles from Gaza. They explore the implications of such a classified “private-public partnership” project, America’s current geostrategic interest in Iran, how a base in such close proxi…

Nov 1, 2023 • 3:06

E120 - Killers of the Flower Moon w/ Jim Gray

E120 - Killers of the Flower Moon w/ Jim Gray

Danny and Derek welcome Jim Gray, former chief of the Osage Nation, to the podcast to discuss Martin Scorcese’s film Killers of the Flower Moon. They explore Osage history leading up to the events depicted in the film, Osage culture and politics, the book upon which the film is based, to what extent the filmmakers worked with Osage people throughout production, what distinguishes this film from other Hollywood portrayals of Native Americans, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d li

Oct 31, 2023 • 1:00:24

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 11 w/ Udi Greenberg

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 11 w/ Udi Greenberg

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Udi Greenberg, associate professor of history at Dartmouth, back to the podcast to discuss the internal situation in Israel. They touch on domestic media coverage, the rhetoric surrounding the Hamas operation and Israeli bombardments, Netanyahu’s political calculus, public opinion on Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank, an…

Oct 30, 2023 • 4:05

Bonus - The Historical Columbus w/ Juan Ponce Vázquez

Bonus - The Historical Columbus w/ Juan Ponce Vázquez

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Juan Ponce Vázquez, associate professor history at the University of Alabama, about Christopher Columbus. They explore his Genoese origins, his journeys to the Americas on behalf of the Crown of Castile, the geopolitical situation at the time, what we know about his contact with native peoples, how the modern holiday came to b…

Oct 29, 2023 • 5:02

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 10

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give a news update and an analysis of where things stand today. They discuss the new phase of the war, the Israeli public’s response so far, the prospect of a hostage-prisoner swap, Friday’s UN General Assembly vote, the U.S. bombings in Syria, and more.Catch up with all of the content related to this current war here.Recorded Saturday, …

Oct 28, 2023 • 4:59

News - War on Gaza, Antarctic Glacier Loss, Ukraine Update

News - War on Gaza, Antarctic Glacier Loss, Ukraine Update

The News That’ll Never Make You Snooze™. This week: Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza with no ceasefire in sight (0:32); collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels raise tensions in the South China Sea (10:14); China's foreign minister Wang Yi pays a visit to Blinken while the PRC imposes export controls on graphite (found in electric vehicle batteries) (12:19); an update on the war in Sudan, where peace talks are reportedly underway once more (15:23); the U.S. officially su

Oct 27, 2023 • 33:06

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 9 w/ Omar Shakir

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 9 w/ Omar Shakir

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek speaks with Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), about the U.S. government’s decision to publicly question the statistics coming from Gaza’s Ministry of Health nearly three weeks into Israel’s bombardment of the enclave. They also discuss the dire humanitarian situation there including the collapse of the hospita…

Oct 26, 2023 • 3:58

E119 - A Palestinian Voice in Hollywood w/ Lexi Alexander

E119 - A Palestinian Voice in Hollywood w/ Lexi Alexander

Danny chats with filmmaker Lexi Alexander about what it’s like being Palestinian-American in the industry at this moment. They talk about Hollywood’s relationship with marginalized groups over the past decade, the space Arabs occupy in American films, how U.S. imperialism plays into globally consumed American entertainment, and more. Check out Jack Shaheen’s 2006 documentary Reel Bad Arabs on Kanopy: https://shorturl.at/irOV2 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other sub

Oct 24, 2023 • 43:32

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 8 w/ Sina Toossi

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 8 w/ Sina Toossi

In the past two weeks, much has been made of Iran’s role in the current war on Gaza. Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, returns to the show to help contextualize Iran in the greater regional dynamics around the conflict.Recorded Thursday, October 19, 2023 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Oct 19, 2023 • 38:45

News - Gaza Bombardment, US-Venezuela Sanctions Deal, A Week of Global Elections

News - Gaza Bombardment, US-Venezuela Sanctions Deal, A Week of Global Elections

The last bits of Derek’s sanity serve Danny’s need for the headlines. This week: Biden visits Israel as it pummels Gaza and an IDF ground invasion looms (0:38); a number of countries hold elections, including New Zealand (8:19), Liberia (9:34), Poland (10:57), and Ecuador (13:28); China holds its annual Belt and Road Forum (14:48) while a U.S. report says the People’s Republic is building its nuclear arsenal faster than previously believed (16:45); an update on the conflict in Sudan (18:02); Mal

Oct 19, 2023 • 35:36

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 7 w/ Seraj Assi

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 7 w/ Seraj Assi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek sits down with Seraj Assi, a Palestinian writer living in Washington DC, to discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza including more background context on the Gaza Strip, Tuesday’s Ahli Arab Hospital strike, the overall humanitarian situation, looking ahead to the potential ground invasion, and more. Danny and Derek then give a news update for subscri…

Oct 19, 2023 • 33:30

E118 - The Realists Were Right w/ Lily Lynch

E118 - The Realists Were Right w/ Lily Lynch

Danny and Derek sit down with journalist Lily Lynch to discuss her article for The New Statesman, “The Realists Were Right”, which assesses the state of the Ukraine War 18 months into the conflict. They discuss the shifting perspectives of the war within Ukraine, what exactly happened with the much-hyped Spring counteroffensive, the future of U.S. support, the response to Lily’s piece, the role of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on the international stage, what role the war might play in

Oct 17, 2023 • 50:07

Free Bonus - Christian Zionism, Pt. 1 w/ Daniel Hummel

Free Bonus - Christian Zionism, Pt. 1 w/ Daniel Hummel

Danny and Derek sit down with Daniel Hummel, director for university engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Upper House, to discuss the emergence and rise of Christian Zionism in the United States since 1948. In this first part, they get into the pre-WWII roots of the movement, Evangelical Christians’ relations with Muslims of the region in the early days of the State of Israel, the theological basis of Christian Zionism, figures like Douglas Young and Billy Graham, the concept of J

Oct 15, 2023 • 1:00:36

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 5

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 5

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give a news update on the Gaza War for subscribers. We’ve also unlocked our discussion with Rashid Khalidi from our Monday update for everyone in addition to his series A History of Modern Palestine for those looking for an accessible history of the past 100 years of Palestine. Recorded early afternoon EST, Friday, October 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023 • 5:50

News - Gaza War, US Freezes Iran Funds, Aircraft Carrier Group in South China Sea

News - Gaza War, US Freezes Iran Funds, Aircraft Carrier Group in South China Sea

Danny and Derek wouldn’t miss a Friday news roundup, folks! This week: the war in Gaza escalates with full U.S. support (0:30); Qatar is pressured by America to re-freeze $6 billion promised to Iran as part of the prisoner swap deal (5:29); the U.S. sends an aircraft carrier battle group to the South China Sea (8:54); Sudan normalizes its ties with Iran and an update on its domestic conflict (10:16); months after the fact, the United States recognizes the coup in Niger (12:36); a Russia/Ukraine

Oct 13, 2023 • 33:24

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 4 w/ Nour Odeh

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 4 w/ Nour Odeh

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Nour Odeh, political commentator and analyst in Ramallah, about the state of the media coverage of this war. They then give a news update for subscribers. Check out Al-Jazeera’s article on the issue of disinformation around the conflict.Recorded midday EST, Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Oct 11, 2023 • 21:19

AP x Nonzero - Israel, Palestine, and US Foreign Policy w/ Robert Wright

AP x Nonzero - Israel, Palestine, and US Foreign Policy w/ Robert Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWelcome to the first installment of a collaboration we’re trying between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! Basically, we love the work of Bob and the team so much that we are going to periodically put out crossover episodes between the two projects. Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzero— just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where you’ll also find the video for the Over

Oct 10, 2023 • 1:15:52

RE-POST - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 1 w/ Rashid Khalidi

RE-POST - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 1 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Note: In lieu of a new public episode this week, we’re re-posting this first episode of our History of Modern Palestine series. This episode will always be publicly available, but we also are unlocking the other five for the next week. Please check them out!Danny and Derek speak with Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. This first epi

Oct 9, 2023 • 52:18

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give a news update with where the conflict stands today. Then, for paid subscribers, they speak with Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the larger implications of the war.We’ve also unlocked our series with Rashid, A Modern History of Palestine, for the next week.Special episode…

Oct 9, 2023 • 16:41

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 2 w/ Haggai Matar and Dalia Hatuqa

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 2 w/ Haggai Matar and Dalia Hatuqa

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comThis second episode on the current conflict in Gaza and within Israeli territory is in three parts: first, Danny and Derek give us a news update on the situation. They then speak with Haggai Matar, executive director of +972 Magazine, about his piece contextualizing yesterday’s surprise attack from Gaza (23:53). Derek then closes out the episode speakin…

Oct 8, 2023 • 3:00

Special - The Hamas October Offensive, Ep. 1

Special - The Hamas October Offensive, Ep. 1

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek jump on the mic to lay out what we know so far about today’s offensive launched by Hamas from Gaza into Israeli territory (within the 1949 borders). Recorded midday EST, Saturday, October 7, 2023

Oct 7, 2023 • 3:43

News - Biden's Border Wall, Ukrainian Aid in Question, Renewed Kosovo-Serbia Tensions

News - Biden's Border Wall, Ukrainian Aid in Question, Renewed Kosovo-Serbia Tensions

Derek is Rocky, while Danny is Mickey, that is to say, there’s news. This week: in a climate update, it was the hottest September on record (0:31); a suicide bombing (claimed by the PKK) rocks Turkey’s capital of Ankara, leading to retaliatory airstrikes (2:00); the U.S. freezes aid to Egypt amid the Bob Menendez indictment (4:05); more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave of Azerbaijan (6:11); Pakistan orders over 4 million undocumented persons, particularly Afghans,

Oct 6, 2023 • 32:51

E117 - A History of Counterinsurgency w/ Joseph MacKay

E117 - A History of Counterinsurgency w/ Joseph MacKay

Danny and Derek welcome Joseph MacKay, senior lecturer at the Australian National University, to talk about counterinsurgency— what it is, where it came from, and why it persists. The discussion focuses on several case studies over several centuries, using military manuals and their respective authors as a guide, to give us an idea of how counter-insurrectionary war developed and eventually took on its late twentieth and early twenty-first century forms. Grab a copy of Joseph’s book The Counteri

Oct 3, 2023 • 55:17

Special - The 2023 Guatemalan Presidential Election and Aftermath w/ Rachel Nolan

Special - The 2023 Guatemalan Presidential Election and Aftermath w/ Rachel Nolan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek and Danny sit down with Rachel Nolan, assistant professor at Boston University, to discuss the 2023 Guatemalan presidential election and its aftermath. They discuss the country’s recent history, the opponents’ respective political movements, the victory of the Semilla party’s Bernardo Arévalo, the contested result, who stands to gain from blocking…

Oct 2, 2023 • 3:02

Bonus - A Marine's Unbecoming, Pt. 2 w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Bonus - A Marine's Unbecoming, Pt. 2 w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek conclude their discussion with Lyle Jeremy Rubin, veteran of the war in Afghanistan and author of the memoir Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine’s Unbecoming. We’ve reached the point of Lyle’s deployment to Afghanistan, with the conversation touching on his work as a signals intelligence officer, how his personal politics evolved…

Oct 1, 2023 • 4:01

Special - The Bob Menendez Indictment w/ Ken Klippenstein

Special - The Bob Menendez Indictment w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comKen Klippenstein, reporter for The Intercept and of his eponymous newsletter, returns to the podcast to help lay out what exactly Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been accused of doing, what we know so far (including accepting gold bars and pursuing high-level Egyptian contacts), and what the implications are. Check out Ken’s latest piece in The …

Sep 29, 2023 • 3:34

News - Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis, Saudi Nuclear Program, Ukraine's New American Tanks

News - Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis, Saudi Nuclear Program, Ukraine's New American Tanks

Derek telepathically (and verbally) delivers Danny the news. This week: Antarctic sea ice breaks record lows (0:39); Saudi Arabia and Israel move forward with their normalization agreement, which includes a Saudi nuclear program (1:57); the U.S.-Iran prisoner swap is completed (6:05); an update on the humanitarian crisis in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave of Azebaijan (8:02); a diplomatic spat between Canada and India over the latter carrying out an apparent assassination on Canadian soil (10:25);

Sep 29, 2023 • 33:37

E116 - A Marine's Unbecoming, Pt. 1 w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

E116 - A Marine's Unbecoming, Pt. 1 w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Danny and Derek chat with Lyle Jeremy Rubin, veteran of the war in Afghanistan and author of the memoir Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body: A Marine’s Unbecoming. In this first part, they get into Lyle’s origins in Connecticut, how he became enamored with rightwing media, the galvinizing impact of 9/11, what exactly one learns at bootcamp in 2006, the culture among his peers and superiors, and more through the end of his training.Be sure to grab a copy of Lyle’s book! This is a public episode. If

Sep 26, 2023 • 46:52

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 7 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 7 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWe’ve reached the end of our “History of the Philippines” series featuring Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley. In this final episode, the group picks up at the end of Ferdinand Marcos’ rule, examining the economic and ideological factors in his downfall, the end of the Cold War in the archipelago, the tenure of president Corazon Aquino, the New People's Army (NPA), and where the US-Philippi

Sep 24, 2023 • 4:06

Special - Renewed Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh w/ Laurence Broers

Special - Renewed Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh w/ Laurence Broers

Derek sits down with Laurence Broers, associate fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House and author of Armenia and Azerbaijan: Anatomy of a Rivalry, to discuss this week’s events in Nagorno-Karabkah, a predominantly Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan. They get into the complex political history of the territory, the resulting conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan including the 2020 war, what Azerbaijan’s recent actions seek to achieve, the roles of Russia and Turkey, the hu

Sep 22, 2023 • 1:05:16

E115 - US Democracy Promotion in Venezuela w/ Timothy Gill

E115 - US Democracy Promotion in Venezuela w/ Timothy Gill

Timothy Gill, assistant professor in the department of sociology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, joins Danny and Derek for a discussion of how the US has attempted to undermine foreign governments, particularly Venezuela, by way of democracy promotion. They discuss the role of government groups like the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and parastatal actors like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the history of US-Venezuelan relations and how they det

Sep 19, 2023 • 51:58

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 6 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 6 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comOur journey through Philippine history continues as Danny and Derek again speak with Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley. It’s now the time of Ferdinand Marcos, with the discussion exploring his origins, role in a broader regional context, declaration of martial law, interaction with student activists, figures like economist Gerardo Sic…

Sep 17, 2023 • 4:01

News - North Africa Disasters, US "Human Rights" Partners, More Climate Boundaries Broken

News - North Africa Disasters, US "Human Rights" Partners, More Climate Boundaries Broken

Danny’s on the road, but finds the time to slow down and hear Derek out! This week: humanity has breached 6 out of the 9 planetary boundaries for the climate (0:30); a Houthi delegation from Yemen visits Saudi Arabia (1:46); the Iran prisoner swap moves forward as the undead JCPOA (nuclear deal) persists (2:58); the Biden administration’s purported priority on human rights again brought into question given some recent diplomatic partners (5:52); the DPRK’s Kim meets Putin in Russia (10:13); cata

Sep 15, 2023 • 33:00

E114 - Extinction Agenda w/ Spencer Ackerman

E114 - Extinction Agenda w/ Spencer Ackerman

Danny and Derek welcome back Spencer Ackerman, publisher of Forever Wars, to discuss his new piece in The Nation, “US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda”. The group gets into the article’s bleak analysis of where US foreign policy is headed in the era of climate collapse, which includes American declarations of world cooperation despite pursuing a cold war with China and arming Ukraine, fear-mongering around inevitable upticks in migration to the global north, whether the international left

Sep 12, 2023 • 37:55

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 5 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 5 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are back with Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley, going through the history of the Philippines. This episode picks up at World War 2, exploring life under the Japanese occupation of the archipelago, post-war independence, the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP), the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), the Bandu…

Sep 10, 2023 • 3:05

News - Escalations in Syria, India Prepares for G20, Ukraine to Receive US Depleted Uranium

News - Escalations in Syria, India Prepares for G20, Ukraine to Receive US Depleted Uranium

Troubadour Derek sings songs of news for sweet Danny. This week: In climate news, the world keeps getting hotter (0:30); fighting between the Kurdish-led SDF and Arab tribes escalates in Syria (1:43); Saudi Arabia to continue oil production cuts (6:26); India prepares to host the G20 and there’s talk of possible name change (8:30); the DPRK’s Kim heads to Russia for a conference amid rumors of an arms deal (12:51); a Sudan update (15:01); the French negotiate with Niger’s junta government about

Sep 8, 2023 • 29:40

E113 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 2 w/ Emily Greble

E113 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 2 w/ Emily Greble

Danny and Derek are once again joined by Emily Greble, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, to further discuss the story of Balkan Muslims’ place in the modern European project. They pick up at the formation of Yugoslavia and go into more detail about the rights and protections afforded to the Muslim populations, the sharia mandate, dynamics between the different Muslim communities, what their situations say about liberalism at the time, the impact of Yugoslav democracy and authoritari

Sep 5, 2023 • 49:42

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 4 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 4 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are back with Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley, going through the history of the Philippines. They touch on changes by the Wilson administration to US colonial policy toward the Philippines, the “Filipinization” of the archipelago’s bureaucracy, Manuel Quezon and the Nationalist Party, Francis Burton Harris, state bui…

Sep 3, 2023 • 3:08

Special - The Coup in Gabon w/ Nathaniel Powell

Special - The Coup in Gabon w/ Nathaniel Powell

Derek sits down with Nathaniel Powell, West Africa analyst at Oxford Analytica and honorary researcher at Lancaster University’s Centre for War and Diplomacy, for a discussion of Wednesday’s coup in Gabon. Nathaniel gets into the background of ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family, what we know about the junta, the domestic and international reaction, the possible role of US military training, how France fits into the equation, and more. Check out Nathaniel’s book France’s Wars

Sep 1, 2023 • 43:59

News - Weakened Palestinian Authority, Niger Expels French Ambassador, Coup in Gabon

News - Weakened Palestinian Authority, Niger Expels French Ambassador, Coup in Gabon

Danny plays Ed McMahon to Derek’s...You don’t know who these people are, anyway. This week: the Palestian Authority continues to lose control in the West Bank (0:30); an update on the Sudan conflict (5:22); Niger expels the French ambassador while Algeria tries to play peacemaker (7:58); the coup in Gabon (11:34); Russia makes a shock announcement about Wagner chief Prigozhin’s death (17:14); Ukraine may possess long-range weapons and reaches a potential breakthrough in the counteroffensive (18:

Sep 1, 2023 • 32:34

Special - The American Left and Latin America w/ Andre Pagliarini

Special - The American Left and Latin America w/ Andre Pagliarini

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Andre Pagliarini, assistant professor of history at Hampden-Sydney College, about the American left’s relationship with leaders and movements in Latin America in light of the recent trip several progressive legislators made to Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. They discuss the aims of this trip, what was actually accomplished, what…

Aug 31, 2023 • 3:07

E112 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 1 w/ Emily Greble

E112 - Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, Pt. 1 w/ Emily Greble

Danny and Derek are joined by Emily Greble, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, to discuss the story of Balkan Muslims’ place in the modern European project. In this first part, the group touches on the Balkans’ frequent exclusion from notions of Europe, how centering Islam contributes to the larger European story, the effect of rapid political change on Balkan Muslims beginning in the late 19th century, the “Muslim legal other”, and more leading to the end of the Ottoman Empire.Be su

Aug 29, 2023 • 42:52

Special - BRICS Primer and the 2023 Summit w/ Alexandra Sharp

Special - BRICS Primer and the 2023 Summit w/ Alexandra Sharp

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek chats with Alexandra Sharp, writer at Foreign Policy’s daily World Brief newsletter, about the BRICS political and economic bloc, which just wrapped up its annual summit last week in South Africa. Alexandra gets into the origin of BRICS, the main issues broached at the summit, what the newly added countries (which double its size) both bring to th…

Aug 28, 2023 • 2:57

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 3 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 3 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek continue their discussion with Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley, on the history of the Philippines. It’s the dawn of the 20th century and the beginning of American colonial rule. The group touches on William Howard Taft’s tenure as governor of the archipelago, Filipino roles in colonial politics, the Moro Wars on Mind…

Aug 27, 2023 • 2:58

Special - The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Pt. 2 w/ Mark Ames

Special - The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Pt. 2 w/ Mark Ames

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Mark Ames, co-host of the Radio War Nerd podcast, to further discuss the death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin this week. Mark helps try to make sense of why Prigozhin and Wagner’s top brass left themselves so vulnerable, contextualizes Prigozhin’s place among Russian military leadership like (former) General Sergey…

Aug 25, 2023 • 3:03

News - BRICS Summit, India Moon Landing, Fukushima Waste Release

News - BRICS Summit, India Moon Landing, Fukushima Waste Release

Everyone wants to get to the Moon, but little do they know that Danny and Derek are the stars in their eyes. This week’s news: the 2023 BRICS summit sees the bloc expanding significantly (0:34); India makes a historic lunar landing (5:19); meanwhile, the DPRK has a disastrous satellite launch (7:11); Japan begins releasing waste water from the Fukushima disaster into the Pacific (8:46); an update on Sudan, where the militant group the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North has entered the pict

Aug 25, 2023 • 26:56

Special - The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

Special - The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek jumped on the mic to catch us all up with the latest in Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash earlier today.Recorded August 23, 2023

Aug 24, 2023 • 2:14

E111 - The Petrostate w/ Emma Ashford

E111 - The Petrostate w/ Emma Ashford

Emma Ashford, senior fellow at the Stimson Center, joins Danny and Derek for a discussion on petrostates. They define what exactly “petrostate” means, the different ways these countries may use their resources to affect geopolitics, the intersection of oil wealth and personalized autocratic systems of government, the future of these states in the era of climate collapse, and more.Be sure to grab a copy of Emma’s book Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates. Recorded April 14

Aug 22, 2023 • 48:08

Special - Biden's China Tech Controls w/ Kevin Klyman

Special - Biden's China Tech Controls w/ Kevin Klyman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comKevin Klyman, researcher at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, picked up the red phone for the dedicated AP hotline, so Danny and Derek knew it was time for a special. This time, it’s about Biden’s recent executive order regarding outbound investment controls on China which ban a slew of tech relating to AI, semiconductors, and quantum information. The…

Aug 21, 2023 • 2:18

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 2 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 2 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek continue their discussion with Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley, on the history of the Philippines. We’re now at the end of the 19th century, the time of the Philippines’ independence struggle. The crew touches on La Liga Filipina and its revolutionary successor groups, the Philippine Revolution itself, figures like J…

Aug 20, 2023 • 2:59

News - Niger Intervention Looms, Argentina Presidential Primary, Russian Ruble Troubles

News - Niger Intervention Looms, Argentina Presidential Primary, Russian Ruble Troubles

Leading the world in “Derek” podcasts, it’s the great Derek Davison (and Danny) with the news. This week: Saudia Arabia hits a speed bump in attempts to normalize with Israel (0:31) while the Kingdom continues successful talks with Iran (2:47); details emerge from the US-Iran prisoner swap (4:22); the DPRK ramps up activity in its defense industry (7:10) while claiming the American soldier who recently defected was disillusioned (9:14); an update on the Sudan conflict (11:26); promising developm

Aug 18, 2023 • 31:50

Special - APSA Crosses the Line w/ Erin Pineda

Special - APSA Crosses the Line w/ Erin Pineda

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comErin Pineda, political theorist and professor at Smith College, brings Danny and Derek up to speed on the controversy surrounding the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) decision to hold its flagship conference in Los Angeles on Labor Day Weekend despite an ongoing hotel workers’ strike and requests by UNITE HERE Local 11 (representing over …

Aug 17, 2023 • 2:59

Special - The Hawaii Fires w/ Noelani Ahia

Special - The Hawaii Fires w/ Noelani Ahia

Danny and Derek sit down with Noelani Ahia, a Kānaka Maoli community organizer in Maui, to discuss last week’s devastating fire that destroyed much of the city of Lahaina. They discuss the present situation there, the role of the American government’s resource and water management in exacerbating the conditions leading to the fires, the struggle of native Hawaiians, how climate change is affecting Hawaii, and more.Donate to the Maui Mutual Aid Fund now to help Lahaina and its people recover. Rec

Aug 16, 2023 • 25:03

Another Oil w/ Jonathan Robins

Another Oil w/ Jonathan Robins

It’s Commodity Day here at American Prestige, so Danny and Derek decided to celebrate by speaking with Jonathan Robins, associate professor of history at Michigan Tech, about a ubiquitous product that somehow flies under the radar: palm oil. They touch on the history of oil palm cultivation, the different uses of the oil itself, its role in the story of global capitalism, commodity fetishization, the ecological impacts of oil palm cultivation, and more. Be sure to grab a copy of Jonathan’s award

Aug 15, 2023 • 43:32

Bonus - Fascism in Latin America w/ Luis Herrán Ávila

Bonus - Fascism in Latin America w/ Luis Herrán Ávila

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Luis Herrán Ávila, assistant professor of history at the University of New Mexico, to talk about, you guessed it, fascism in Latin America. They define its European forms vs those in Latin American countries, discuss the ideology’s influence on groups like the Tacuara Nationalist Movement (TNM) in Argentina, Nazi refugees’ collab…

Aug 13, 2023 • 3:07

News - US-Iran Tension in the Gulf, Imran Khan Arrested, Ecuador Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated

News - US-Iran Tension in the Gulf, Imran Khan Arrested, Ecuador Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated

Your news roundup for the start of August…with Style. This week: climate collapse continues with heat records shattered and more of the Antarctic lost (0:35); the most recent leader of ISIS is killed in Syria (2:22) and Damascus agrees to open up humanitarian corridors (4:42); US-Saudi-Israel talks move along (6:59); in Iran news, the US deploys “deterrent” troops to the Red Sea (9:07) while Iran agrees to the release several US prisoners (12:09) and sees the Saudi embassy reopening in Tehran (1

Aug 11, 2023 • 33:57

E109 - Power and Struggle in Modern Mexico w/ Dawn Marie Paley

E109 - Power and Struggle in Modern Mexico w/ Dawn Marie Paley

Danny and Derek speak with Dawn Marie Paley, investigative journalist and editor of Ojalá, a new online weekly dedicated to in-depth, independent coverage of Latin America in English and Spanish. They discuss a range of social challenges in modern Mexico, touching on the wave of disappearances dating back to Calderon’s so-called War on Drugs, how the drug war is a tool to assert social and territorial control, the role of global capital, US-Mexico security and migration policy, organized movemen

Aug 8, 2023 • 44:55

Bonus - Capitalism: Not a Good Idea w/ Quinn Slobodian

Bonus - Capitalism: Not a Good Idea w/ Quinn Slobodian

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek sit down with Quinn Slobodian, professor of history at Wellesley College, for a discussion of neoliberal globalism and capitalist extremism. They touch on Quinn’s own intellectual history, the dream of capitalism, the birth of neoliberalism, the Austrian and Chicago Schools, libertarianism, and more.Check out Quinn’s books Crack-Up Capit…

Aug 6, 2023 • 3:01

News - Niger Coup Backlash, Ukraine Counteroffensive Progress, Haiti Bracing for UN Intervention

News - Niger Coup Backlash, Ukraine Counteroffensive Progress, Haiti Bracing for UN Intervention

Danny and Derek slide on down to deliver the news with the grace of a Boston cop. This week: the Biden administration continues to push for Saudi Arabia-Israel normalization (0:33), an update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan (4:56), Niger’s military junta takes shape and faces a possible ECOWAS intervention (7:10), Ukraine sees some results from the counteroffensive as Saudi Arabia prepares to host peace talks (14:02), tensions between Poland and Belarus (17:59), Brazil sees a drop in defo

Aug 4, 2023 • 31:15

E108 - Unauthorized Hostility w/ Katherine Yon Ebright

E108 - Unauthorized Hostility w/ Katherine Yon Ebright

Danny and Derek welcome Katherine Yon Ebright, counsel with the Brennan Center’s Liberty & National Security Program, to the podcast for a discussion of the past and present of US constitutional war powers. They touch on the Mexican-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Korean War, congressional resistance to the expansion of war powers, security cooperation authorities, the AUMF, and more. Check out Katherine’s recent report on the matter, “Secret War”, her piece in Just Security on the risks

Aug 1, 2023 • 1:01:20

Bonus - The Real Oppenheimer w/ David Hecht

Bonus - The Real Oppenheimer w/ David Hecht

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek sit down with David Hecht, associate professor of history and chair of the history department at Bowdoin College, to talk about Oppenheimer, both the film and man himself. They talk about his politics, the role of his Jewish identity, his accomplishments as a physicist, his personal life, the relationship between scientists and the milit…

Jul 30, 2023 • 3:26

Special - The Coup in Niger w/ Alex Thurston

Special - The Coup in Niger w/ Alex Thurston

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek welcomes back Alex Thurston, assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, for a discussion of this week’s coup in Niger, led by General Abdourahamane Tiani and which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Check out Alex’s piece in Responsible Statecraft to learn more!Recorded Friday, July 28, 2023

Jul 28, 2023 • 3:02

News - Israeli Judicial Overhaul, Ethiopia Food Crisis, Niger Coup

News - Israeli Judicial Overhaul, Ethiopia Food Crisis, Niger Coup

Ariana Grande hasn’t broken up Danny and Derek…yet. This week: another grim climate update (0:31), the Knesset in Israel votes on the first part of the judicial overhaul package (2:38), Cambodia holds an election and Hun Sen steps down (5:42), a Sudan conflict update (8:22), the food crisis in Ethiopia (10:09), a coup in Niger (12:06), a Ukraine update (17:24), the general election in Spain (20:30), and a New Cold War update featuring John Kerry’s climate talks in China (23:13), the Chinese fore

Jul 28, 2023 • 29:49

Special - The Israeli Judicial Overhaul w/ Udi Greenberg

Special - The Israeli Judicial Overhaul w/ Udi Greenberg

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Udi Greenberg, associate professor of modern European history at Dartmouth, to help us understand the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul package, the initial legislation for which was passed on Monday. They discuss its implications, the influence of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, why this is happening now, the domestic and inte…

Jul 27, 2023 • 2:53

The 2023 Spanish General Election w/ Nando Vila

The 2023 Spanish General Election w/ Nando Vila

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny speaks with Nando Vila, of the Shoot the Messenger podcast, about Sunday’s general election in Spain, including the issues at play, how it was something of a victory for the left, and more.

Jul 26, 2023 • 2:59

Special - The Supreme Court in International Perspective

Special - The Supreme Court in International Perspective

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes back Aziz Rana, the provost’s distinguished fellow at Boston College, for a discussion of the US Supreme Court from a comparative international perspective. They get into the Court’s domestic role, when and how it assumed an anti-democratic function, how it compares with other supreme courts around the world, the possibility for reform, a…

Jul 25, 2023 • 3:00

E107 - Climate Violence w/ Noah Gordon

E107 - Climate Violence w/ Noah Gordon

Danny and Derek are joined by Noah Gordon, acting co-director of the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to talk about how violent nonstate actors (VNSAs) might be empowered by climate change and the responses to it. They get into how climate change will likely affect state capabilities, the strategic implications of increasingly inhospitable areas, how the wealthy might be insulated from VNSAs, resource conflicts, the role of clima

Jul 25, 2023 • 47:16

Bonus - The 1953 Iranian Coup D'État, Ep. 1 w/ Greg Brew

Bonus - The 1953 Iranian Coup D'État, Ep. 1 w/ Greg Brew

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Greg Brew, analyst at Eurasia Group in energy and Iran, for a discussion of the 1953 ousting of then-prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh in Iran. They discuss the background of Iran’s oil history starting with the 1901 D’Arcy Concession, Great Britain’s interest in and control of the commodity, the Tudeh party, the Abadan Cris…

Jul 23, 2023 • 3:13

News - Climate Crisis, Sudan Conflict, Peru Protests

News - Climate Crisis, Sudan Conflict, Peru Protests

Danny and Derek power through the heat to hit the headlines. This week: a new UN global poverty report (0:54), more depressing climate news (2:47), the UN ends Syrian aid operation (5:02), a Sudan update (6:40), protests in Peru (10:30), a defection to North Korea (12:28) and a ballistic missile test (13:45), Russia cancels Black Sea grain deal (14:40), Putin decides to skip August BRICS summit (18:20), Wagner apparently arrives in Belarus (20:25), a Ukraine war update (22:20) and a NATO summit

Jul 21, 2023 • 37:03

E106 - American Grand Strategy Reconsidered w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

E106 - American Grand Strategy Reconsidered w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

Danny and Derek welcome back Christopher McKnight Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and professor of history at Ohio State University, to the program for a chat about rethinking American grand strategy. They talk about what exactly “grand strategy” is, grand strategy vs. first principle, the role of WWII and the end of the Cold War in US grand strategy, PEPFAR and the Bush administration, climate change vs other low-success grand strategies, technology and grand str

Jul 18, 2023 • 52:53

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 4 w/ Terry Renaud

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 4 w/ Terry Renaud

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes back Terry Renaud, assistant instructional professor in social sciences at the University of Chicago, to the pod to conclude the series on “new lefts”. They discuss the legacy of the 1960s in the American imagination, criticisms of the new left movements of that decade, neoliberalism and the “‘Me Decade”, how the US higher education syste…

Jul 16, 2023 • 3:00

UNLOCKED - I Love the Smell of Gaming in the Morning w/ Clayton Kozan

UNLOCKED - I Love the Smell of Gaming in the Morning w/ Clayton Kozan

Note: Team AP is on the road this week, so no news. Instead, please enjoy this bonus episode on gaming!Danny speaks with Clayton Kozan, a graduate student at Texas Tech University who analyzes how the Vietnam War is portrayed in video games. From 1980s-era games that have you playing as a lone wolf; to Call of Duty: Black Ops, which makes the Vietnam War about Nazis (??) and Soviets; to the more recent When I Was Young, which focuses not only on combat but the social experience of being a soldie

Jul 14, 2023 • 37:52

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 3 w/ Terry Renaud

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 3 w/ Terry Renaud

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes Terry Renaud, assistant instructional professor in social sciences at the University of Chicago, back to the pod to continue the series on “new lefts”. This episode focuses on what most people know as “The New Left”, i.e. the new left movements of the 1950s and 1960s. They compare the new lefts of postwar decades vs. those in the prewar y…

Jul 9, 2023 • 3:01

News - IDF Attacks Jenin, Prigozhin on the Move, Rising Ocean Temperatures

News - IDF Attacks Jenin, Prigozhin on the Move, Rising Ocean Temperatures

Danny and Derek are back with the #1 news digest in Rákosszentmihály. This week: climate news featuring skyrocketing ocean temperatures and the return of El Niño (0:34), Israeli military strikes in the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp (2:22), Saudi Arabia and Russia cut oil production (6:11), Afghanistan sees more restrictions on women and a grim aid forecast (7:53), Rapid Support Forces gradually gain ground in Sudan (11:07), the government and ELN guerillas cease offensive operations in Colombia

Jul 7, 2023 • 33:36

E104 - Why Are We in Ukraine and More w/ Christopher Layne

E104 - Why Are We in Ukraine and More w/ Christopher Layne

Danny welcomes Christopher Layne, professor of international affairs and Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, to discuss the recent article he co-authored with Benjamin Schwarz for Harper’s, “Why Are We in Ukraine?” They get into the discourse around the conflict among the public and international relations (IR) scholars, the history and nature of the field of IR, the role of NATO expansion

Jul 4, 2023 • 46:16

Bonus - Art, the Left, and the Manifesto w/ China Miéville

Bonus - Art, the Left, and the Manifesto w/ China Miéville

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome author China Miéville, whose most recent book is A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto. They discuss the role of the artist and intellectual in 2023, the genre of manifesto and potential for enacting change, labor relations without a workplace, private vs. personal property, criticism of Marx from a left perspective, ps…

Jul 2, 2023 • 3:07

News - Wagner Rebellion, Greek Election, Study on Rainforest Loss

News - Wagner Rebellion, Greek Election, Study on Rainforest Loss

Danny and Derek are back with another news roundup for all! This week: more updates on the Wagner uprising in Russia (0:34), Sweden hits a speed bump in its path to NATO membership (10:53), a Ukraine update (17:04), conservative Mitsotakis wins re-election in Greece (19:46), Biden cuts funding for West Bank institutions (21:27), a Sudan update (22:39), the UN peacekeeping operation in Mali looks to be shut down (25:54), a new UN report on the the US’s human rights violations in Guantanamo Bay (2

Jun 30, 2023 • 41:28

E103 - What's Happening in the Indo-Pacific? w/ Kelly Grieco and Jennifer Kavanagh

E103 - What's Happening in the Indo-Pacific? w/ Kelly Grieco and Jennifer Kavanagh

Danny and Derek welcome Kelly Grieco, senior fellow in the Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center, and Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the US’s presence in the Indo-Pacific. The group defines what exactly constitutes the “Indo-Pacific”, touches on how the Beltway sees the US’s role in the region vs what it is actually doing there, how China is perceived in the region, the Taiw

Jun 27, 2023 • 59:49

Special - The Wagner Affair w/ Mark Ames

Special - The Wagner Affair w/ Mark Ames

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, to the show to analyze the weekend’s events in Russia involving the Wagner Group, speculating on what Prigozhin’s aim was, what this all might suggest about the Russian state and power structure, Wagner’s future, the “Russia experts” who mobilized around the incident, and more.Recorded Monday…

Jun 26, 2023 • 3:04

Special - What Just Happened in Russia

Special - What Just Happened in Russia

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give an update and analysis of the events in Russia yesterday involving the Wagner Group.Check out the special from yesterday!Recorded Sunday morning, June 25, 2023

Jun 25, 2023 • 3:04

Bonus - Hyperpolitics w/ Anton Jäger

Bonus - Hyperpolitics w/ Anton Jäger

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Anton Jäger, historian of political thought, to the program to discuss the end of mass politics, or “hyperpolitics”, as he calls it. They touch on why this is a major issue for the left, the feasibility of organizing under the present structural conditions, Occupy Wall Street, where there is room for movement in the next decade, …

Jun 25, 2023 • 2:41

Special - What's Happening in Russia

Special - What's Happening in Russia

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek give an update on the situation with the Wagner Group in Russia. Recorded midday EST, Saturday, June 24, 2023

Jun 24, 2023 • 2:42

News: West Bank Violence, Ukraine Counteroffensive, Blinken in China

News: West Bank Violence, Ukraine Counteroffensive, Blinken in China

Danny and Derek return with absolutely no submersible-related news, and that’s a guarantee. This week: flights resume between Yemen and Saudi Arabia (0:31), the IDF and settlers clash with Palestinians in the West Bank (2:19), Mali wants UN peacekeepers removed (6:22), a Sudan update (9:53), NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg stays in power (14:59), a Ukraine update featuring an African peace delegation (16:00), the Ukrainian counteroffensive (18:29), and a Crimea bridge attack (20:33), and

Jun 23, 2023 • 27:28

E102 - A Brief History of American Jews w/ Emily Tamkin

E102 - A Brief History of American Jews w/ Emily Tamkin

Danny and Derek welcome journalist Emily Tamkin to the podcast to discuss American Jewish identity and politics over the past 100 years. They get into the salience of the term “Bad Jew”, how Jews fit into American social and legal definitions of whiteness, how American Jews have grappled with the Zionist project, generational shifts among American Jews, and more.Be sure to grab a copy of Emily’s book Bad Jews, and check out her recent article for +972, “‘A moment of disillusionment’: American Je

Jun 20, 2023 • 47:35

Bonus - LIV Free or Die Hard w/ David Roth and Chris Thompson

Bonus - LIV Free or Die Hard w/ David Roth and Chris Thompson

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny 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…

Jun 18, 2023 • 3:06

Special - Meno Male Che Silvio C'è w/ Luca Falciola

Special - Meno Male Che Silvio C'è w/ Luca Falciola

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the pod Luca Falciola, lecturer in history at Columbia University, 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…

Jun 16, 2023 • 2:01

News: US-Iran Talks, Sudan Conflict's Civilian Toll, Nord Stream Investigation

News: US-Iran Talks, Sudan Conflict's Civilian Toll, Nord Stream Investigation

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 pushi

Jun 16, 2023 • 32:16

E101 - Semiconductor Kind of Life w/ Kevin Klyman

E101 - Semiconductor Kind of Life w/ Kevin Klyman

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 t

Jun 13, 2023 • 47:07

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 2 w/ Terry Renaud

Bonus - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 2 w/ Terry Renaud

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny 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 …

Jun 11, 2023 • 3:07

News Roundup - June 9, 2023

News Roundup - June 9, 2023

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 fea

Jun 9, 2023 • 29:54

E100 - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 1 w/ Terry Renaud

E100 - What Was the New Left?, Ep. 1 w/ Terry Renaud

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 ef

Jun 6, 2023 • 44:03

Bonus - What is the Role of the Media? w/ Osita Nwanevu

Bonus - What is the Role of the Media? w/ Osita Nwanevu

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny 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…

Jun 4, 2023 • 3:01

News Roundup - June 2, 2023

News Roundup - June 2, 2023

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 meet

Jun 2, 2023 • 24:20

Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election Run-Off w/ Djene Bajalan

Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election Run-Off w/ Djene Bajalan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek 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…

May 30, 2023 • 5:00

E99 - Imran Khan w/ Arsalan Khan

E99 - Imran Khan w/ Arsalan Khan

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Arsalan Khan, assistant professor of anthropology at Union College, for a primer on Imran Khan, Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-prime minister-turned-opposition leader. They discuss his celebrity background, his early ideology, the state of Pakistan in the the 1990s, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), his relationship with the military, activity during the Musharraf government, his term as prime minister, the subsequent no confidence vote, and more.Keep your ey

May 30, 2023 • 1:01:01

Bonus - Indigenous American Sovereignty and Subjecthood w/ Matthew Kruer

Bonus - Indigenous American Sovereignty and Subjecthood w/ Matthew Kruer

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the podcast Matthew Kruer, assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, to discuss his essay “Indigenous Subjecthood and White Populism in British America”. The discussion focuses on the American colonies of the 17th and 18th century, touching on the antimony between sovereignty and subjecthood, England’s notio…

May 28, 2023 • 5:01

News Roundup - May 26, 2023

News Roundup - May 26, 2023

Danny is back to full strength, so he and Derek combined forces to take on…The News. This week: a Sudan ceasefire update (0:30), a Turkey presidential runoff preview (3:41), Iran constructs a new nuclear facility (6:00), a Russia-Ukraine update including a sabotage operation in Russia (10:38), the NYT report on the Kremlin drone strike (13:34), Wagner taking Bakhmut (15:56), and more, and a New Cold War update including the G7 on China (25:03) and the new US-Papua New Guinea defense deal (28:18)

May 26, 2023 • 31:47

E98 - Intro to Erdoğan w/ Gönül Tol

E98 - Intro to Erdoğan w/ Gönül Tol

Danny and Derek welcome Gönül Tol, founding director of the Middle East Institute's Turkey program and author of Erdoğan's War: A Strongman's Struggle at Home and in Syria to discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They touch on his origins with AKP in the early aughts, his interactions with the military, his relationship with Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, Erdoğan’s foreign policy, the effect of the Arab Spring on his tenure, how he’s approached “the Kurdish issue”, and more. This

May 23, 2023 • 47:34

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 4 w/ James Lin

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 4 w/ James Lin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, to conclude their discussion of the history of Taiwan. They pick up in the 1970s with Chiang Kai-shek’s death, democratization, the Tangwai movement, Lee Teng-hui, the Taiwan-PRC relationship in the aughts, Taiwan’s tech sector, and more…

May 21, 2023 • 5:05

News Roundup - May 19, 2023

News Roundup - May 19, 2023

Danny has been upgraded with new gum implants, enabling him to better yammer on about God knows what while Derek actually educates us on what’s happening. This week: Round 1 of Turkey’s presidential election (0:48), a ceasefire for Gaza (5:21), Imran Khan released on bail in Pakistan (6:40), the Thai general election (9:21), a Sudan update (13:40), deforestation is down in Brazil (16:16), Guillermo Lasso dissolves the national assembly in Ecuador (17:58), Ukraine sees the Black Sea deal renewed,

May 19, 2023 • 36:54

E97 - Vibes of Rome w/ Milo Edwards, Phoebe Roy, and Patrick Wyman

E97 - Vibes of Rome w/ Milo Edwards, Phoebe Roy, and Patrick Wyman

Danny and Derek welcome Milo Edwards, Phoebe Roy, and Patrick Wyman, recovering classicists and hosts of Rome, the podcast about HBO’s series Rome. They talk about the development of the show in the early era of prestige TV, the portrayal of the city itself, Vorenus and Pullo, the imaginary of the average Roman, Atia and depictions of Roman femininity, and more. Also be sure to check out Milo and Phoebe’s Seinfeld podcast Masters of our Domain, Phoebe’s internet culture and history podcast Ten T

May 16, 2023 • 57:53

Bonus - Mother Mary's Day w/ Eleanor Janega

Bonus - Mother Mary's Day w/ Eleanor Janega

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comHappy Mother’s Day! Danny and Derek welcome Eleanor Janega, co-host of the We’re Not So Different podcast and author of The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society, to discuss one of the great mothers of history: The Virgin Mary. They discuss what actually makes Mary the ultimate medieval mother (despite being from ancient times)…

May 14, 2023 • 5:29

Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election w/ Djene Bajalan

Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election w/ Djene Bajalan

Derek welcomes back another AP Champion, Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, to discuss tomorrow’s presidential election in Turkey. They discuss Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, a “free and fair” election, the political fallout of the 2023 earthquake, how Erdoğan’s strengthening of the presidency plays into things, the stakes for Syrian refugees, and more. Recorded Friday, May 12, 2023 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this wit

May 13, 2023 • 1:06:59

Special - Disinformation/Feinstein w/ Ken Klippenstein

Special - Disinformation/Feinstein w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes back AP All-Star (and investigative reporter for The Intercept) Ken Klippenstein for another special episode. The first part concerns his article detailing the government’s creation of a disinformation office, the Foreign Malign Influence Center, and its considerable reach. The second part addresses Ken’s recent highlighting of the role o…

May 12, 2023 • 5:03

News Roundup - May 12, 2023

News Roundup - May 12, 2023

It’s Danny’s Goose to Derek’s Maverick (sorry Danny)…time for the News Roundup. This week: Syria’s invited back to the Arab League (0:45), fighting in Gaza (5:20), a Sudan update (11:10), a Ukraine update (14:34), the Chilean constitutional assembly election (20:41), and Imran Khan arrested in Pakistan (24:58).Updates since recording: * In Israel/Palestine, there has been one reported Israeli death due to Gaza rocket fire. * In Sudan, both sides of the conflict have agreed to protect civilians,

May 12, 2023 • 28:06

E96 - A Broken India w/ Ashoka Mody

E96 - A Broken India w/ Ashoka Mody

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, to discuss what he sees as democratic and economic breakdowns in India rooted in its post-independence period. They discuss the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru, people left behind by post-independence industrialization, parallels with postwar Japan, American investment in the subcontinent, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv

May 9, 2023 • 56:11

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 3 w/ James Lin

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 3 w/ James Lin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, to continue the discussion of the history of Taiwan. They pick up at the end of WWII and the Second Sino-Japanese War, assessing the effect of the war on Taiwan, the February 28th incident of 1947, the implementation of martial law, the …

May 8, 2023 • 4:58

UNLOCKED: A Fascism Debate w/ Jason Stanley and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

UNLOCKED: A Fascism Debate w/ Jason Stanley and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

This week’s bonus episode, the third installment of The History of Taiwan series w/ James Lin, is coming tomorrow, so in the meantime we hope everyone enjoys this debate using Danny’s New Republic piece on fascism as a launching point!Daniel Steinmetz Jenkins, assistant professor in history at Wesleyan College, moderates a debate between Danny and Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of the 2018 book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, ab

May 7, 2023 • 1:07:40

News Roundup - May 5, 2023

News Roundup - May 5, 2023

Derek releases the fire hose of news upon the trash fire of Danny. This week: the death of an Islamic State leader (0:39), clashes in the Gaza Strip (5:52), a Sudan update (8:27), the Kremlin drone strike and a Ukraine update (12:04), a damning human rights report on Peru (16:21), a New Cold War update (17:48) featuring the Paraguayan election and its relationship with Taiwan (17:52), a new US embassy in Tonga (19:40), a new NATO office in Japan (20:36), and Jake Sullivan’s Washington Consensus

May 5, 2023 • 28:54

Special - The Kremlin Drone Strike

Special - The Kremlin Drone Strike

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny speaks with Derek about the overnight drone strike on the Kremlin in an alleged assassination attempt on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s life. Recorded Wednesday, May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023 • 3:02

E95 - The American Occupation of China w/ Zach Fredman

E95 - The American Occupation of China w/ Zach Fredman

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Zach Fredman, assistant professor of history at Duke Kunshan University, to discuss his book The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949. They get into the background of the US military presence in China at the end of “the century of humiliation”, the US-China relationship prior to WWII, General Joseph Stilwell, the day-to-day interactions between American GIs and both Chinese military and civilians, the occupation’s p

May 2, 2023 • 50:23

Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 3 w/ Alexander Aviña

Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 3 w/ Alexander Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, to close out the discussion of rural guerrilla movements in Mexico and other topics from his book Specters of Revolution. In this episode, they discuss the myriad crises facing Mexico in the mid-1990s, Subcomandante Marcos of the Zapatista Army of N…

Apr 30, 2023 • 4:58

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña

Ahead of closing out our Lessons of Guerrero series on Sunday, we’ve unlocked the second episode so you can catch up!Danny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, to continue the discussion of his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. In this episode, they pick up in the 1970s and discuss President Luis Echeverría, the advent of neoliberalism in Mexico, the 1982 default, the transformation

Apr 29, 2023 • 47:24

Special - The Sudan Crisis w/ Joshua Craze

Special - The Sudan Crisis w/ Joshua Craze

Danny and Derek welcome Joshua Craze, writer and researcher specializing in Sudan, to discuss the current conflict taking place between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces.Check out Joshua’s piece in New Left Review, and his other work at his website! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Apr 28, 2023 • 30:25

News Roundup - April 28, 2023

News Roundup - April 28, 2023

Fresh off his debut television appearance, Danny comes crawling back to Derek to receive The News. It is said Derek the Magnanimous received Danny with a warm embrace. This week: a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) confirms record high global arms spending (0:53), continued fighting in Sudan escalates ancillary effects on civilians (2:16), polls show a tightening race ahead of the Turkish election (10:26), Azerbaijan imposes a checkpoint near Karabakh (15

Apr 28, 2023 • 34:29

Special - Some Pentagon Papers w/ Ken Klippenstein

Special - Some Pentagon Papers w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter for The Intercept, to discuss his two most recent articles detailing revelations in leaked Pentagon documents. The first concerns $36 million earmarked for research and treatment of everyone’s favorite new disease, Havana Syndrome. The second examines a DOD assessment of “the strategi…

Apr 25, 2023 • 3:03

E94 - Belt and Road w/ Juliet Lu

E94 - Belt and Road w/ Juliet Lu

Danny and Derek are joined by Juliet Lu, assistant professor at the University of British Columbia and co-host of The Belt and Road Podcast, to discuss, you guessed it: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)! They get into China’s ideological vision for the project, the Sinophobia around it, how the project compares with non-Chinese institutions’ infrastructure development, the soft power angle, different populations’ reactions to Chinese-branded projects, the debt discourse, and more. This is

Apr 25, 2023 • 54:09

Bonus - Maass Expansion w/ Richard Maass

Bonus - Maass Expansion w/ Richard Maass

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Richard Maass, professor of political science at Old Dominion University, to discuss US annexation and his book The Picky Eagle: How Democracy and Xenophobia Limited U.S. Territorial Expansion . They discuss the importance of annexation in understanding contemporary US foreign policy, territorial expansion’s relation to class con…

Apr 23, 2023 • 5:26

News Roundup - April 21, 2023

News Roundup - April 21, 2023

Derek tolerates Producer Jake filling in for Danny, who was off filming his new action vehicle Hans Speier: Social Science Slaughter. This week: escalating conflicts in Sudan (1:50), a prisoner exchange in Yemen (10:00), a diplomatic free-for-all in the Middle East (13:27), an unprecedented heat wave hits Thailand (20:32), continuing grain shipment woes for Ukraine (23:03), and government-FARC peace talks set to begin in Colombia (28:31).Recorded April 20, 2023 This is a public episode. If yo

Apr 21, 2023 • 31:44

E93 - The International Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois w/ Adom Getachew and Jennifer Pitts

E93 - The International Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois w/ Adom Getachew and Jennifer Pitts

Danny and Derek welcome Adom Getachew, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and the College at the University of Chicago, and Jennifer Pitts, Professor of Political Science and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, to discuss their co-edited volume W.E.B. Du Bois: International Thought, a collection of essays and speeches by Du Bois engaging in empire and internationalism. They touch on the book’s relation to the discipline of international relations,

Apr 18, 2023 • 56:35

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 8 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 8 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss queer life in Germany from the 18th century through the Cold War. After setting the stage of the early Cold War period last episode, the crew delves further into queer life (in this discussion, gay men, gay women, and trans people) in the FR…

Apr 16, 2023 • 5:02

News Roundup - April 14, 2023

News Roundup - April 14, 2023

Our AI-generated Derek was working well until it kept insisting Danny’s name was “Darren” and that The Flat Earth was the news. On this spherical celestial body, however, we covered some other stories: Diplomatic progress in Saudi Arabia with Syria and Iran (0:50), peace talks in Yemen (5:30), the UN responds to the Taliban’s ban on female employees in Afghanistan (8:15), a new missile test from the DPRK (11:04), violence in Ethiopia’s Amhara region (13:01), Finland finally joins NATO (15:26), a

Apr 14, 2023 • 32:14

E92 - Hope and Sorrow w/ Helen Benedict

E92 - Hope and Sorrow w/ Helen Benedict

Danny and Derek welcome Helen Benedict, novelist, author, and professor at the Columbia Journalism School, to discuss refugees in European camps and the refugee crisis in general. They get into the genesis of the book she co-authored, Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece, which documents the experiences of refugees in one particular camp, working as a journalist vs. as a novelist, the US’s reputation as a bastion of human rights, the inherent colonialism of anthropology,

Apr 11, 2023 • 54:18

Bonus - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 4 w/ Michael Brenes

Bonus - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 4 w/ Michael Brenes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, for the EXPLOSIVE conclusion to the history of the United States’ military-industrial complex (MIC). They pick up in the Reagan years, the transition from Cold War liberalism to neoconservativism, the…

Apr 9, 2023 • 4:47

Free Bonus - Secret Evidence w/ Laila Al-Arian

Free Bonus - Secret Evidence w/ Laila Al-Arian

Danny and Derek welcome Laila Al-Arian, executive producer of Fault Lines on Al-Jazeera English, to discuss her family’s experience as Muslim, Arab Americans persecuted by the state before and after the War on Terror. They get into the case of her father, Sami Al-Arian, beginning in the 1990s and culminating with his 2015 deportation from the US, the imprisonment of her uncle, the phenomenon of “secret evidence”, George W. Bush’s pre- and post-9/11 relationship with Muslim and Arab Americans, a

Apr 7, 2023 • 46:53

Foreign Exchanges: The Mamluk Sultanate w/ Carl F. Petry

Foreign Exchanges: The Mamluk Sultanate w/ Carl F. Petry

Hello Prestigeheads! We just wanted to share Derek’s grand return to podcasting over at Foreign Exchanges in the form of this great discussion of the Mamluks. Be sure to subscribe to FX for content like this, the daily World Roundups, and more. Enjoy!Hello everybody! After a very extended hiatus we’re back with a real, full blown Foreign Exchanges podcast (more on that at the end of the show)! I’m joined by Carl F. Petry, Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani Professor of Middle East Studies and Professor

Apr 5, 2023 • 1:08:37

G-Man and Masters of the Universe w/ Beverly Gage

G-Man and Masters of the Universe w/ Beverly Gage

Danny and Derek welcome Beverly Gage, professor of history and American studies at Yale University, to discuss the life and work of J. Edgar Hoover. They touch on his DC upbringing, early years at the nascent FBI, the 1930s War on Crime, the effect of WWII and the Cold War on the agency, COINTELPRO, his sexuality, religiosity, racism, and more. Grab your copy of Beverly’s book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this w

Apr 4, 2023 • 58:49

A Fascism Debate w/ Jason Stanley and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

A Fascism Debate w/ Jason Stanley and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDaniel Steinmetz Jenkins, assistant professor in history at Wesleyan College, moderates a debate between Danny and Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of the 2018 book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, about fascism discourse in the United States. The discussion was centered around Danny’s pie…

Apr 2, 2023 • 5:14

News Roundup - March 31, 2023

News Roundup - March 31, 2023

Derek busted through the window with a boombox to “school” Danny on “how it is”, also known as giving the News Roundup. This week: an Israel update (0:31), the DPRK sees Kim ordering more nuclear material (6:39), Russia might be positioning nukes in Belarus (9:20) and the US pulls out of another part of New START (12:02), a Ukraine update on the situation in Bakhmut (14:01), France continues to see protests and King Charles delays his visit (15:39), an ELN attack threatens peace talks in Colombi

Mar 31, 2023 • 28:31

Special - The 2023 Israeli Judicial Reform Protests w/ Udi Greenberg

Special - The 2023 Israeli Judicial Reform Protests w/ Udi Greenberg

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Udi Greenberg, associate professor of history at Dartmouth College, about the protests in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s legislation seeking to overhaul the Israeli judiciary. They discuss the background and scope of the protests, concessions made to the far right while the legislation is shelved, and more.

Mar 28, 2023 • 2:44

E90 - The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election w/ Alex Thurston

E90 - The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election w/ Alex Thurston

Danny and Derek welcome back Alex Thurston, assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, to discuss the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. They discuss the three main candidates, controversy around the election itself, issues the country is currently grappling with, what a Bola Tinubu presidency might look like, the legacy of incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, the international response, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscrib

Mar 28, 2023 • 48:38

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 6: Child of Mailbag

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 6: Child of Mailbag

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comThe greatest franchise in podcast history, the American Prestige Mailbag, is back with stunning developments. Actually, it’s like the other mailbags, where our dear paid subscribers submit questions and prompts of the highest quality for Danny and Derek (and sometimes Jake). This edition of the mailbag features questions about the New Cold War, world-sy…

Mar 26, 2023 • 4:34

News Roundup - March 24, 2023

News Roundup - March 24, 2023

Our mainframe computer, DEREK, gave us the news before it became sentient and we had to unplug it. This week: the new IPCC report on climate and UN report on water access (0:38), good and bad news from Yemen (4:34), Israel makes moves on a new bill legalizing old settlements and Smotrich gets in trouble with Jordan (6:45), Ethiopia sees progress in implementing the Tigray peace deal (10:44), pension problems in France (13:42), a Russia/Ukraine update (18:16), and a New Cold War update (26:50) fe

Mar 24, 2023 • 35:56

Shoot the Messenger, Episode 2: Discovering the Power of Pegasus Spyware

Shoot the Messenger, Episode 2: Discovering the Power of Pegasus Spyware

Hello, Prestigeheads! We had such a great response last week that we’re bringing you another episode of Shoot the Messenger! This week we continue with the story of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi with friends of the pod Nando Vila & Rose Reid. We learn Khashoggi wasn't just targeted — he was hunted. This is the behind-the-scenes story of how Pegasus works, and how it was discovered (and found in Khashoggi's inner circle). This episode is part of Shoot the Messenger's 10-part series on "Espi

Mar 22, 2023 • 45:45

E89 - American Jews and Israel w/ Eric Alterman

E89 - American Jews and Israel w/ Eric Alterman

Danny and Derek welcome Eric Alterman, CUNY distinguished professor of English and Journalism at Brooklyn College, to discuss the history of America’s relationship with Israel. They touch on Eric’s own story, the evolution of the Israeli and the Arab in the American Jewish imagination, the inflection points of the 1967 war and the 1982 Lebanon invasion, the Left’s history with Zionism, and more.Be sure to grab a copy of We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel! This is a

Mar 21, 2023 • 1:08:23

Special - 20 Years After Shock and Awe w/ Spencer Ackerman

Special - 20 Years After Shock and Awe w/ Spencer Ackerman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are joined by Spencer Ackerman, journalist and founder of Forever Wars, to take a look back at America in the early days of the Iraq invasion. They discuss Spencer’s time as a lonely anti-war voice at a liberal hawk publication, how the failure of the war shook up the consensus at such establishments, Democrats defending the war but crti…

Mar 20, 2023 • 4:49

Bonus - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 3 w/ Michael Brenes

Bonus - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 3 w/ Michael Brenes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss the shocking, scandalous, and salacious history of the United States’ military-industrial complex (MIC). They pick up in the 1970s, touching on the advent of the all-volunteer force (AVF), …

Mar 19, 2023 • 5:13

UNLOCKED: The History of the IRA, Ep. 2 w/ Daniel Finn

UNLOCKED: The History of the IRA, Ep. 2 w/ Daniel Finn

Danny and Derek welcome back Daniel Finn, features editor at Jacobin and author of One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA, to continue their discussion on the history of the IRA. They cover the Irish War of Independence, including Sinn Féin’s historic victory in the 1918 Irish general election, the establishment of the Revolutionary Dáil, the IRA’s use of guerilla warfare, the organization’s interactions with the labor movement, and much more leading up to the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treat

Mar 17, 2023 • 49:23

UNLOCKED: The History of the IRA, Ep. 1 w/ Daniel Finn

UNLOCKED: The History of the IRA, Ep. 1 w/ Daniel Finn

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Danny and Derek speak with Daniel Finn, features editor at Jacobin and author of One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA, about the Easter Rising of 1916. They discuss the rising's long-term and proximate origins, how it proceeded, its aftermath, and the role it plays in Irish politics today. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 17, 2023 • 55:18

News Roundup - March 17, 2023

News Roundup - March 17, 2023

Derek now comes with USB-C connections, making it that much quicker to obtain…The News. This week: polling from Turkey as election season heats up (1:08), negotiations between Colombia and the ELN plus problems with the Clan del Golfo (5:14), a US drone and Russian jet close encounter (7:38), a Ukraine update (11:07), the Saudi-Iran diplomatic agreement (15:42), and a New Cold War update featuring AUKUS (18:21), the Japan-South Korea meeting (20:12), and Honduras switching recognition from Taiwa

Mar 17, 2023 • 25:44

Introducing Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware

Introducing Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware

This is the first episode of PRX and Exile Content Studio’s Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware entitled “What Really Happened to Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi?”, as the crew discussed on this week’s episode of AP. Check out the show (without Danny chiming in) wherever you get podcasts! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 14, 2023 • 50:18

AP 88 - Fly, Pegasus, Fly w/ Rose Reid and Nando Vila

AP 88 - Fly, Pegasus, Fly w/ Rose Reid and Nando Vila

Danny and Derek welcome Rose Reid and Nando Vila, co-hosts of the new podcast Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware. They discuss mass surveillance, (the totally legal) Pegasus spyware, how the grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi fits into this, the vulnerability of journalists, and more. Check out the first episode of the podcast, which we put on our feed, and other episodes on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you’d like to dis

Mar 14, 2023 • 44:55

Bonus - Ukraine Endgame: AP vs. NonZero w/ Bob Wright

Bonus - Ukraine Endgame: AP vs. NonZero w/ Bob Wright

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Bob Wright, of the Nonzero Newsletter and the Nonzero podcast, to discuss Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine War. The discussion also veers into ideology, discussing leftist vs. left liberal views of the conflict, the utility of the United Nations and international law, and more. Checkout the Nonzero Newsletter and podcast!Recor…

Mar 12, 2023 • 5:30

News Roundup - March 10, 2023

News Roundup - March 10, 2023

It’s not quite Top Gun, but Danny, Derek, and Producer Jake fly high with a special theme song. Otherwise, in news this week: the situation in Bakhamut, Ukraine and a new narrative around the Nord Stream explosion (2:13), a Turkish politics update (8:45), Havana Syndrome is not the greatest threat to US citizens’ health (13:50), the USA is #1 [in arms deals] (16:06), a New Cold War update featuring South Korea patching things up with Japan (18:53), AUKUS making moves (21:27), Biden’s budget for

Mar 10, 2023 • 28:50

E87 - The New Canon w/ Sarah Dunstan and Katharina Rietzler

E87 - The New Canon w/ Sarah Dunstan and Katharina Rietzler

Happy Women’s History Month! Danny and Derek welcome Sarah Dunstan, lecturer in the international history of modern human rights at the University of Glasgow, and Katharina Rietzler, senior lecturer in American history at the University of Sussex, to discuss their new co-edited volume (along with Patricia Owens and Kimberly Hutchings), Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon, which is part of a larger multi-disciplinary project, “The History of Women’s International Thought”. They dis

Mar 7, 2023 • 54:28

UNLOCKED: Jewish Anti-Imperialism from the 1930s Onward w/ Benjamin Balthasar

UNLOCKED: Jewish Anti-Imperialism from the 1930s Onward w/ Benjamin Balthasar

Chag Purim Sameach! Danny speaks with Benjamin Balthasar, associate professor of English at Indiana University-South Bend, about the history of Jewish anti-imperialism from the 1930s until today.Originally released March 19, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 6, 2023 • 1:02:39

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 7 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 7 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss queer life in Germany from the 18th century through the Cold War, and it’s Judgment Day: we’ve reached the Cold War. The crew discusses the quick transformation of Germany in the early Cold War period, queer life under the new Grundgesetz (e…

Mar 5, 2023 • 4:55

News Roundup - March 3, 2023

News Roundup - March 3, 2023

Derek’s your brave captain, Danny your loyal steward…it’s another News Cruise. This week: an update on the tense situation in Palestine (0:31), a welcome bit of happy news from Yemen (4:18), Tunisia sees mistreatment of asylum seekers and Saied arrests critics (6:13), the election in Nigeria (9:00), Sweden and Finland amble along toward NATO accession (13:00), a Russia-Ukraine update (18:18), and the UK and EU reach a Northern Ireland deal (22:50). Recorded Thursday, March 2, 2023 This is a publ

Mar 3, 2023 • 26:33

Special - Israeli Violence in Huwara, Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Jalal Abukhater and Udi Greenberg

Special - Israeli Violence in Huwara, Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Jalal Abukhater and Udi Greenberg

Danny and Derek are back with a two-part special episode on the violence in Huwara, Palestine. In the first half, Derek speaks with Jalal Abukhater, a Palestinian writer based in Jerusalem, about the background of recent settler violence in the West Bank, the details we know of the Huwara attack, the impunity with which settlers and the Israeli government act, and the Palestinian Authority and international community’s reaction to Huwara. Danny and Derek then speak with Udi Greenberg, associate

Mar 1, 2023 • 54:26

E86 - Syria's Earthquake Response w/ Adrien Zakar

E86 - Syria's Earthquake Response w/ Adrien Zakar

Derek welcomes Adrien Zakar, assistant professor of history at the University of Toronto and co-host of the virtual lecture series Technologies of Power, to discuss the response in Syria to the recent earthquake in Turkey which affected the former’s northwestern region. They cover Syria’s current political situation, what it means for opposition- and Turkish-controlled enclaves regarding relief efforts, the role of sanctions, what this all means for Syrian refugees at home and abroad, and more.C

Feb 28, 2023 • 41:47

Special - Israeli Violence in Huwara, Palestine, Ep. 1

Special - Israeli Violence in Huwara, Palestine, Ep. 1

Danny and Derek give a quick update on today’s Israeli attacks in Huwara, a town just south of the West Bank city of Nablus. We will have a follow-up special with experts on this as soon as possible. Recorded Sunday, February 26, 2023 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 27, 2023 • 19:22

Bonus - The Manchurian Candidate w/ Josh Olson

Bonus - The Manchurian Candidate w/ Josh Olson

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Josh Olson, podcaster and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, to discuss the 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate and its 2004 remake. They explore the idea of brainwashing, the influence of the respective geopolitical atmospheres’ influence on each film, what makes the original so brilliant and the remake so baffling, glean insi…

Feb 26, 2023 • 5:14

News Roundup - February 24, 2023

News Roundup - February 24, 2023

Danny tees it up, Derek hits it out of the park, that’s the way it works at the News Roundup! This week: a New Cold War update (0:37), tension at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (6:52), the DPRK conducts another ICBM test (9:39), Russia sees Putin giving a speech marking one year in Ukraine plus tension between the Wagner Group and Russian military (12:20), Biden makes a surprise visit to Ukraine (16:43), an Israel-Palestine update (18:22), higher uranium enrichment reported in Iran (25:30), and

Feb 24, 2023 • 31:17

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 3 w/ Stefan Eich

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 3 w/ Stefan Eich

Danny and Derek welcome back Stefan Eich, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, to continue their series on the politics of money. This episode focuses on the work of the King of All Socialists himself, Karl Marx. The crew touches on his political economic approach to currency, distills an explanation of “capital” into a 20-minute sequence, explores how the 1857 Panic affected his work, and more. Check out all episodes at the series page! This is a public episode. If you’d

Feb 23, 2023 • 49:06

E85 - Haiti Primer w/ Pascal Robert

E85 - Haiti Primer w/ Pascal Robert

Danny and Derek welcome Pascal Robert, co-host of This is Revolution podcast, for a discussion on Haiti. Pascal gives a breathtaking, uninterrupted 200-year history of the country in 30 minutes, while also broaching US evolving interests in Haiti, the prosecution of the Jovenel Moise assassination case, current prime minister Ariel Henry, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/s

Feb 21, 2023 • 49:57

The Currency of Politics, Ep. 7 w/ Stefan Eich

The Currency of Politics, Ep. 7 w/ Stefan Eich

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Stefan Eich, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, to conclude their series on the politics of money. They pick up in the 1970s, discussing the end of the Bretton Woods system, petrodollars and eurodollars, democracy’s relation to finance, the collapse of the Soviet Union’s effect on currency politics, …

Feb 19, 2023 • 5:01

News Roundup - February 17, 2023

News Roundup - February 17, 2023

If news was a watermelon, Derek would be a prop comic smashing it with a mallet for Danny’s benefit. This week: an update on the earthquake in Turkey and Erdoğan’s response (1:16), Russia makes gains in Ukraine’s Bakhmut (6:11), the fate of Finland’s NATO membership may lie with Turkey (12:54), a series of political arrests in Tunisia (15:41), o senhor Lula vai para Washington (18:12), and a New Cold War Update featuring The Balloon (22:09) and US moves in the South Pacific (26:56). Recorded Thu

Feb 17, 2023 • 28:32

Special - Offer Rescinded w/ James Cavallaro

Special - Offer Rescinded w/ James Cavallaro

Danny and Derek welcome James Cavallaro, professor of law and executive director of the University Network for Human Rights, for a discussion of the State Department’s recent decision to withdraw his nomination to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over comments categorizing the treatment of Palestinians by Israel as “apartheid”. They discuss James’ work in human rights advocacy, the weaponization of anti-Semitism, the US goverment’s particular aversion to the word “apartheid”, and mo

Feb 17, 2023 • 28:11

E84 - One Year of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine w/ Emma Ashford and Anatol Lieven

E84 - One Year of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine w/ Emma Ashford and Anatol Lieven

Danny and Derek welcome back Emma Ashford, senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center, and Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, for a discussion examining the Russian invasion of Ukraine one year into the conflict. They discuss the present circumstances of the war and how they compare with initial expectations, the response of Europe and the US, negotiations and what a potential endgame might lo

Feb 14, 2023 • 52:41

Bonus - Tooze Day w/ Adam Tooze

Bonus - Tooze Day w/ Adam Tooze

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome to the program Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis professor of history at Columbia University and author of Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy. They discuss the phenomenon of the public intellectual, the role of intellectuals in the 2023 North Atlantic world, the current debate around fascism, the polycrisis, …

Feb 12, 2023 • 4:59

News Roundup - February 10, 2023

News Roundup - February 10, 2023

Derek descended from Mount News and Danny received The Message. This week: the balloon saga (1:17), Israel continues killing Palestinians and ignores US pleas to pause settlement construction (10:00), Peru protests continue amid calls for an election (14:41), a Ukraine update (18:16), and the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria (24:05).*Note: This episode was recorded earlier than typical News Roundups, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this

Feb 10, 2023 • 31:34

E83 - The Decline of the History Profession w/ Erin Bartram

E83 - The Decline of the History Profession w/ Erin Bartram

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Erin Bartram, school programs coordinator at the Mark Twain House and co-founder of Contingent Magazine, for a discussion of the decline of the history profession and humanities programs in general. They discuss the effect of consistent loss of knowledge production on a given field, the American Historical Association’s (AHA) response to the state of the academic job market, organizing in academia, moving on to non-academic fields after leaving the academy,

Feb 7, 2023 • 47:49

News Roundup - February 3, 2023

News Roundup - February 3, 2023

Danny and Derek are hot off the presses, albeit with serious injuries. Stories this week: violence in Israel and the threat of a Gaza war looms (0:32), Iran reacts to an (allegedly) Israeli drone strike on the city of Isfahan (5:40), Russia makes gains in Ukraine and Biden rejects prospect of supplying F-16s (9:10), the Sweden-Finland-Turkey NATO saga continues (17:34), the Tuareg Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) pulls out of the constitutional process plus other developments in Mali (20:3

Feb 3, 2023 • 31:29

E82 - Hell of Hinge Points w/ Matt Christman and Chris Wade

E82 - Hell of Hinge Points w/ Matt Christman and Chris Wade

Danny and Derek welcome American Prestige champion Matt Christman and first-timer Chris Wade—hosts of Chapo Trap House’s Thirty Years’ War spinoff series, Hell on Earth—for a special AP-Hinge Points-Hell on Earth mashup episode. What if Henry IV of France was not assassinated? What if there was no defenestration of Prague? What if Gustavus Adolphus lived? Check out Hell on Earth and Hinge Points! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo

Jan 31, 2023 • 55:54

Bonus - Davos Divas w/ Ken Klippenstein

Bonus - Davos Divas w/ Ken Klippenstein

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter for The Intercept, for a discussion of the hottest ticket for Bond villains: the 2023 World Economic Forum at Davos. They touch on what exactly the World Economic Forum is, the recurring themes among the participants’ commentaries, the ideology of the event, the warm welcome to gulf state …

Jan 29, 2023 • 4:59

News Roundup - January 27, 2023

News Roundup - January 27, 2023

Derek, along with his trusty lackey Danny, again conquers the news. This week: the US restricts the flow of dollars into Iraq, the dinar collapses (0:33); Israel sees Netanyahu firing Deri and the IDF kills more Palestinians in the West Bank (2:45); NGOs threaten to withdraw from Afghanistan over Taliban restrictions on women’s rights (5:02); Eritrean soldiers are seen leaving the Tigray Region in Ethiopia as the peace deal is implemented (7:53); Burkina Faso gives France one month to withdraw t

Jan 27, 2023 • 26:40

E81 - State of the Sahel w/ Lamin Keita and Alex Thurston

E81 - State of the Sahel w/ Lamin Keita and Alex Thurston

Danny and Derek welcome Lamin Keita, PhD candidate in political science at Northwestern University, and Alex Thurston, assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, for a discussion on the situation in the Sahel, namely Mali and Burkina Faso. They talk about the 2022 coups in each country, the role of jihadist conflicts in the region, where the respective junta governments currently stand, the role of the United States in the coups and the Sahel in general, and more.N

Jan 24, 2023 • 58:28

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 6 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 6 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss queer life in Germany from the 18th century through the Cold War. In this episode, they pick up at the end of WWII and situate us in the era of Germany’s partition, exploring socialism’s relationship with homosexuality, queer life in Allied …

Jan 22, 2023 • 5:29

News Roundup - January 20, 2023

News Roundup - January 20, 2023

Derek plugged into the mainframe, Danny mined the data…It’s the weekly News Roundup. This week: the Israeli Supreme Court orders Netanyahu to dismiss his interior minister (0:31), Israel is averaging about one Palestinian killing per day in West Bank so far this year (3:32); China’s population declined last year for the first time since 1961 (6:18), Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand (10:16); an update on the implementation of the peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region (12:5

Jan 20, 2023 • 26:23

E80 - The F-35: A Biography w/ Michael Brenes

E80 - The F-35: A Biography w/ Michael Brenes

Danny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss the undisputed greatest use of taxpayer dollars in our great nation’s history: the F-35. They discuss its war-fighting purpose, Lockheed’s business strategy with the jet, the effect of consolidation and privization on the arms industry, and more.Check out Michael’s article on the F-35 in Jacobin: “The F-35 Is Everything Wrong With t

Jan 17, 2023 • 49:54

The Currency of Politics, Ep. 4 w/ Stefan Eich

The Currency of Politics, Ep. 4 w/ Stefan Eich

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Stefan Eich, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, to continue their conversation of the politics of money. In this episode, they continue their discussion of John Maynard Keynes, his reaction to the the Great Depression, his seminal 1936 work The General Theory Of Employment Interest And Money, his per…

Jan 15, 2023 • 5:38

News Roundup - January 13, 2023

News Roundup - January 13, 2023

And we’re back! Happy New Year, Prestigeheads and Haters alike, it’s Danny and Derek with the News Roundup. This week: Wagner Group activity in Ukraine and a leadership reshuffle for Russia (1:31), progress made in the Tigray Conflict peace plan in Ethiopia (10:17), a little dust-up in Brazil (12:30), more protests in Peru (21:19), and the “Three Amigos” summit in Mexico (25:23), Recorded Thursday, January 12, 2022Check out our Brazil special with Benjamin Fogel! This is a public episode. If y

Jan 13, 2023 • 32:28

E79 - Ideology in US Foreign Relations w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

E79 - Ideology in US Foreign Relations w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

Danny and Derek welcome Christopher McKnight Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes chair in national security studies and professor of history at Ohio State University, to discuss the volume he co-edited, Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories. They define ideology vs. ideas, their effect on US foreign relations since colonial times, and more.Grab a copy of the book here! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.a

Jan 10, 2023 • 1:08:01

Special - The January 8, 2023 Riot in Brasília w/ Benjamin Fogel

Special - The January 8, 2023 Riot in Brasília w/ Benjamin Fogel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Benjamin Fogel, contributing editor to Jacobin, to discuss the events of Sunday, January 8, 2023 in Brazil’s capital Brasília as crowds of people attacked all three branches of government.Recorded Monday, January 9, 2023

Jan 9, 2023 • 2:54

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 5 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 5 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they focus on the Holocaust, how it affected queer people, the perceived “internal” threat of gay men vs. the “external” threat of Jews, the infamous pink triangle, and more. Check out

Jan 8, 2023 • 5:06

UNLOCKED - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman

UNLOCKED - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman

Danny and Derek are joined by the writer Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House and Hell of Presidents, about the "New Chronology" Soviet/Russian conspiracy theory. The four explore everything from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the history of chronology, Mormonism, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jan 6, 2023 • 1:00:02

E78 - An Unwritten Future w/ Jonathan Kirshner

E78 - An Unwritten Future w/ Jonathan Kirshner

Danny and Derek welcome Jonathan Kirshner, professor of political science and international studies at Boston College, to discuss his book An Unwritten Future: Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics. They touch on structural realism/neorealism, the importance of classical realism, Mearsheimer, Thucydides, and more. *Producer’s note: Due to a technical error, we unfortunately do not have audio for the beginning of this conversation, so the discussion picks up about 15 minutes in.Grab up a cop

Jan 3, 2023 • 43:55

Bonus - Music and American War w/ Catherine Bateson

Bonus - Music and American War w/ Catherine Bateson

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comHappy New Year! Danny, Derek, and Producer Jake welcome Catherine Bateson, associate lecturer of American history at the University of Kent, to discuss the music of American wars. They touch on music’s multifaceted role in different conflicts, musical literacy before mass media, appropriation and recycling of familiar melodies, the ideology of war music, protest songs, and more. Be sure to grab a copy of Cat

Jan 1, 2023 • 5:00

UNLOCKED - Going Ballistic w/ Will Menaker

UNLOCKED - Going Ballistic w/ Will Menaker

Grab your flight suit, aviators, and baby oil: Will Menaker is in the house. The host of the Chapo Trap House podcast joins Danny and Derek for a discussion of the classic action flick Top Gun. The crew discusses Vietnam Syndrome, the lost trope of the fighter pilot, Tony Scott, and homoeroticism, as all three hosts revisit what may be the most “California” film franchise to date. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi

Dec 30, 2022 • 1:01:52

E77 - Evangelicals and US Foreign Policy w/ Lauren Turek

E77 - Evangelicals and US Foreign Policy w/ Lauren Turek

Danny and Derek welcome Lauren Turek, associate professor of history at Trinity University, to discuss the influence of evangelical Christians on US foreign policy throughout the country’s history. They touch on the contentious definition of what an “evangelical” is, prominent thinkers in the evangelical tradition, the gender dynamics of evangelical organizing, the effect on evangelicals on human rights discourse, and more.Grab a copy of Lauren’s book To Bring the Good News to All Nations: Evang

Dec 27, 2022 • 50:31

Bonus - The Sino-Soviet Split Primer w/ Jeremy Friedman

Bonus - The Sino-Soviet Split Primer w/ Jeremy Friedman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Jeremy Friedman, Marvin Bower associate professor at Harvard Business School, for a discussion about the Sino-Soviet split. They talk about the early days of the revolutionary states’ relationship, the differences in their ideologies, the external forces shaping each nation’s trajectory, the heyday of their cooperation, and the beginning of the fissure in the mid-1950s. Grab a copy o

Dec 25, 2022 • 5:02

UNLOCKED: The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

UNLOCKED: The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

Merry Christmas! Danny and Derek speak with the historian Terri Blom Crocker to discuss the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, when soldiers in World War I made various agreements to  cede fighting. We talk about the reality of the various truces and how the truce has been memorialized and remembered since 1914.Please find Terri's book here!  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Dec 23, 2022 • 58:05

News Roundup - December 23, 2022

News Roundup - December 23, 2022

Season’s greetings! It’s the jolliest of episodes: The News Roundup. This week: Netanyahu forms a government in Israel, the Taliban bans women from university in Afghanistan, fears of a COVID wave in China, election results and a possible coup in Fiji, elections in Tunisia, a Russia-Ukraine update, Sweden-Turkey extradition, a Peru update, and Brandon Biden makes a profit on oil sales.Recorded Thursday, December 22, 2022Don’t forget about our special year end offer for 15% off annual subscripti

Dec 23, 2022 • 28:56

E76 - AMLO: A Portrait w/ Alexander Aviña

E76 - AMLO: A Portrait w/ Alexander Aviña

Danny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, for a discussion focusing on the career of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) of Mexico. They touch on his unsuccessful bids for president, the MORENA party, the current Mexican political culture, his relationship to neoliberalism, his administration’s foreign policy, COVID response, and more.Remember, we have a 15% discount on annual subscriptions deal running through January 3rd!

Dec 20, 2022 • 56:21

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 4 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 4 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they pick up after the Nazis take power, examining the effect of the Nuremberg Laws on gay, lesbian, and trangender life, Nazi notions of gender roles, the concept of third gender in Ge

Dec 18, 2022 • 5:02

News Roundup - December 16, 2022

News Roundup - December 16, 2022

When not slinging NFTs featuring Producer Jake’s likeness, Danny and Derek give you one thing: The News. This week: ongoing protests in Peru (1:41), constitutional struggles in Chile (6:34), tensions in northern Kosovo (9:27), the mayor of Istanbul is convicted of insulting public officials in Turkey (13:45), a Ukraine update (16:47), the US-Africa Leaders Summit in DC (19:45), and Bernie caves on the Yemen war powers resolution (23:08).Recorded Thursday, December 15, 2022 This is a public episo

Dec 16, 2022 • 29:25

E75 - Intro to Oil w/ Greg Brew

E75 - Intro to Oil w/ Greg Brew

Danny and Derek welcome back Greg Brew, AP’s resident “oil man” and postdoctoral fellow at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, to discuss oil: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. They touch on the markets for oil beyond gasoline, international legal structures around the commodity, its effect on US foreign policy, emerging oil markets, the current Russian price cap, and more. Pre-order your copy of Greg’s book Petroleum and Progress in Iran: Oil, Development, and the Cold

Dec 13, 2022 • 54:02

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 5: Return to Sender

Bonus - All Hailbag the Mailbag 5: Return to Sender

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIt’s the most wonderful time of the year for Prestigeheads: The Mighty Mailbag. Producer Jake tees up subscribers’ questions, theories, and prompts, and Danny and Derek knock them all out of the park (mixing sports metaphors, blah blah). Thanks to everyone who participated!

Dec 11, 2022 • 5:11

Special - The Peru Crisis w/ Javier Puente

Special - The Peru Crisis w/ Javier Puente

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Javier Puente, associate professor of Latin American and Latino/a Studies and chair of Latin American and Latino/a Studies at Smith College, about the ongoing political crisis in Peru. Recorded Friday, December 9, 2022

Dec 9, 2022 • 5:02

News Roundup - December 9, 2022

News Roundup - December 9, 2022

All the news that’s fit for large print…it’s the News Roundup. This week: rumors of Iran doing away with the “morality police” (0:35), President Xi visits Saudi Arabia (5:49), an update on Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict (11:34), a far right plot is foiled in Germany (22:52), and the arrest of President Castillo in Peru (25:13). Recorded Thursday, December 8, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestig

Dec 9, 2022 • 29:57

E74 - World Cup Curiosities w/ Nando Vila

E74 - World Cup Curiosities w/ Nando Vila

Danny and Derek welcome back Nando Vila, host of The Best Soccer Podcast in the World, to discuss the FIFA World Cup. They touch on the ubiquity of soccer around the globe, the structure of FIFA, corruption at the organization’s top levels, the controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup being hosted in Qatar, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Dec 6, 2022 • 54:56

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 6 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 6 w/ Rashid Khalidi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this final episode of the series, they discuss the US ramping up aid to Israel in the 1970s, the factors leading to the PLO conducting operations from Lebanon, the 1982 Isra

Dec 4, 2022 • 4:58

News Roundup - December 2, 2022

News Roundup - December 2, 2022

Back from break and full of boosters (well, Derek is, Danny is using crystals), it’s the News Roundup. This week: the third leader of Islamic State killed in Syria (0:36), protests continue in China (6:29), Russian fertilizer and grain trickles back out to the world (10:59), the US gives Chevron the green light for “limited operations” in Venezuela (15:02), and Monsieur Macron goes to Washington (17:28). Recorded Thursday, December 1, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this

Dec 2, 2022 • 21:24

E73 - The Military and the Market w/ Jennifer Mittelstadt and Mark Wilson

E73 - The Military and the Market w/ Jennifer Mittelstadt and Mark Wilson

Danny and Derek welcome Jennifer Mittelstadt, professor of history at Rutgers University, and Mark Wilson, professor of history at UNC Charlotte, to discuss their new edited volume The Military and the Market. They talk about the military welfare state and the all-volunteer force (AVF), mercenaries within the system, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Nov 29, 2022 • 1:07:14

Bonus - Contest or Conquest? w/ Daniel Immerwahr

Bonus - Contest or Conquest? w/ Daniel Immerwahr

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Daniel Immerwahr, Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, to discuss his essay in Harper’s Magazine reviewing Pekka Hämäläinen’s book Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. They touch on reclaiming the narrative of Native American history, the resistance-focused vs lachrymose conception of American history in liberal historiography,

Nov 26, 2022 • 5:28

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 3 w/ Samuel Huneke

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 3 w/ Samuel Huneke

We’ve unlocked the first three episodes of our bonus series Queer Germany for the holiday weekend. Find all the episodes at the series page! Like and subscribe if you appreciate the content!Danny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they continue the discussion of life in Weimar Germany, why it became seen as the bi

Nov 23, 2022 • 52:46

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 2 w/ Samuel Huneke

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 2 w/ Samuel Huneke

We’ve unlocked the first three episodes of our bonus series Queer Germany for the holiday weekend. Find all the episodes at the series page! Like and subscribe if you appreciate the content!Danny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they pick up at the end of World War I, discussing domestic factors in that loss and

Nov 23, 2022 • 40:50

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 1 w/ Samuel Huneke

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 1 w/ Samuel Huneke

We’ve unlocked the first three episodes of our bonus series Queer Germany for the holiday weekend. Find all the episodes at the series page! Like and subscribe if you appreciate the content!Danny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this first episode, they begin in the era of German unification in the 19th century, discussing th

Nov 23, 2022 • 48:04

E72 - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

E72 - This Land is Their Land w/ David Silverman

Danny and Derek welcome David Silverman, professor of Native American, Colonial American, and American racial history at George Washington University, for a discussion of the historical Thanksgiving holiday. They get into the the origin and proliferation of the holiday’s myth, the historical Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoag Indians, their culture, politics, and relationship with the English settlers, who and what the holiday serves in 2022 America, and more. Be sure to grab a cop

Nov 22, 2022 • 51:24

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 3 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 3 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they continue the discussion of life in Weimar Germany, why it became seen as the birthplace of modern gay politics, material conditions in a country grappling with the War Guilt Clause

Nov 20, 2022 • 5:30

News Roundup - November 18, 2022

News Roundup - November 18, 2022

King of the News Derek and Baron of Bylines Danny are back for another News Roundup. This week: the G20 convenes in Indonesia (1:46), the NIC releases a report on the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) efforts to influence US politics (6:04), the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) work to open up Tigray for humanitarian relief (8:26), at least six dead in a bombing in Istanbul (12:18), the Israeli government reacts to the FBI investigation into the killing of reporter Shir

Nov 18, 2022 • 26:13

E71 - Somalia and the War on Terror w/ Samar Al-Bulushi

E71 - Somalia and the War on Terror w/ Samar Al-Bulushi

Danny and Derek welcome Samar Al-Bulushi, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, contributing editor at Africa is a Country, and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the US War on Terror in Somalia. They cover the background of US involvement in the Horn of Africa, the Islamic Courts Union, the 2006 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, the emergence of Al-Shabaab, AFRICOM, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc

Nov 15, 2022 • 48:21

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 1 w/ Lisandro Claudio

Bonus - The History of the Philippines, Ep. 1 w/ Lisandro Claudio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Lisandro Claudio, associate professor at UC Berkeley, for the first episode in a series on the history of the Philippines. In this episode, they touch on the islands’ societies before the advent of Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the roots of Filipino nationalism, the Philippines in the context of 19th century Asia, Gomburza and the 1872 Cavite Mutiny, José Rizal, and t

Nov 12, 2022 • 4:39

News Roundup - November 11, 2022

News Roundup - November 11, 2022

The News makes another star appearance (featuring Danny and Derek). This week: A Ukraine diplomatic (0:50) and military (5:50) update, negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol (10:13), Responsible Statecraft’s new report on special visas for Afghan auxiliaries (13:54), the new far-right Israeli government (17:53), Ethiopian and Tigrayan negotiations to implement the new peace deal (21:50), Sudan’s junta government begins negotiations for a transfer of power (24:31), and the glory of COP27

Nov 11, 2022 • 32:54

E70 - The Iran Protests w/ Assal Rad and Pouya Alimagham

E70 - The Iran Protests w/ Assal Rad and Pouya Alimagham

Danny and Derek welcome back Assal Rad, research director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), and Pouya Alimagham, historian of the Middle East at MIT, for an episode on the ongoing protests in Iran. They discuss protest tactics, Iranian Student Day, labor power from the bazaar, the state’s reaction, the role of sanctions, the situation in Sistan and Baluchestan, and more. Order your copy of Assal’s book, The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran, and

Nov 8, 2022 • 1:03:37

Special - The Israeli Election w/ Udi Greenberg

Special - The Israeli Election w/ Udi Greenberg

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Udi Greenberg, associate professor of history at Dartmouth College, to discuss the 2022 Israeli legislative election.Grab a copy of Udi’s book The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War. Recorded Monday, November 7, 2022

Nov 7, 2022 • 3:07

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 5 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 5 w/ Rashid Khalidi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this episode, they cover topics including: Israeli regional dominance in the postwar years, the so-called Arab Cold War, changes in the US-Israel relationship between 1956 a

Nov 5, 2022 • 5:04

News Roundup - November 4, 2022

News Roundup - November 4, 2022

Back from a residency at The Laugh Factory, it’s Danny and Derek! With news! This week: The return of Bibi in Israel (0:40), the Lebanese parliament struggles to elect a president (4:22), the Social Democrats hang onto power in Denmark (5:20), a Ukraine update (7:35), Imran Khan is shot in Pakistan (10:57), the DPRK responds to more Western military drills with missile tests (13:44), a peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict (16:23), M23 once again on the move in the Democratic Republic of Cong

Nov 4, 2022 • 25:27

E69 - The Audit w/ Joshua Olson, David Sirota, and Kate Willett

E69 - The Audit w/ Joshua Olson, David Sirota, and Kate Willett

Danny and Derek welcome Joshua Olson, co-host of the new podcast The Audit, David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, and Kate Willett, stand-up comedian and co-host of Reply Guys podcast, to discuss The Audit. The conversation touches on the state of the post-2016 leftwing media ecosystem, the role and value of independent media, rehabilitating irredeemable figures, the damage done by The West Wing, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subsc

Nov 1, 2022 • 51:20

Special - The 2022 Brazil Presidential Runoff w/ Andrew Fishman and Benjamin Fogel

Special - The 2022 Brazil Presidential Runoff w/ Andrew Fishman and Benjamin Fogel

Danny and Derek welcome Andrew Fishman, president and co-founder of The Intercept Brasil, and Benjamin Fogel, contributing editor to Jacobin and historian of Brazil at NYU, to discuss Sunday’s presidential runoff in Brazil in which Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro. Make a donation to support The Intercept Brasil, which just went independent.Also check out the late Michael Brooks’ interview with Lula from 2020.Recorded Monday, October 31, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like

Oct 31, 2022 • 51:38

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 3 w/ Stefan Eich

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 3 w/ Stefan Eich

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Stefan Eich, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, to continue their conversation of the politics of money. After touching on the gold standard as it existed in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the paper money/specie relationship at the time, the crew gets into the work of John Maynard Keynes. They talk about his response to the Treaty of Versailles,

Oct 30, 2022 • 5:08

News Roundup - October 28, 2022

News Roundup - October 28, 2022

Our own Dr. Frankenstein Derek, along with Igor Danny, bring to life another news aggregation creation. This week: Russia accuses Ukraine of a planned dirty bomb (0:33), the UK’s newest (and wealthiest) prime minister (8:12), Iran protests hit 40 days and Shiraz suffers a terror attack (11:01), a Myanmar military airstrike kills at least 80 concertgoers in the country’s north (13:38), Xi announces a third term as the Chinese Communist Party’s 2022 Congress wraps up (16:36), and the UN implements

Oct 28, 2022 • 25:31

UNLOCKED - The Galactic Vietnam w/ Daniel Immerwahr

UNLOCKED - The Galactic Vietnam w/ Daniel Immerwahr

Danny and Derek welcome back Daniel Immerwahr, professor of history at Northwestern University, to talk about about his new essay, “The Galactic Vietnam: Technology, Modernization, and Empire in George Lucas’s Star Wars”. They discuss the ideological projects of Lucas’ early work, Star Wars as a “Vietnam film”, its characters’ real-life counterparts, the franchise’s orientalism, and more.Check out Daniel’s chapter in the volume Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories. This is a public

Oct 26, 2022 • 59:50

E68 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 2 w/ Michael Brenes

E68 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 2 w/ Michael Brenes

Danny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss his book For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy. They pick up the discussion after the Korean War, touching on Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” farewell address, the 1958 National Defense Education Act, Robert McNamara and the Kennedy administration, defense conversion and “an

Oct 25, 2022 • 45:12

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 10 w/ Tim Nunan, Pashtana Durrani, and Haroun Rahimi (Pt. 2)

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 10 w/ Tim Nunan, Pashtana Durrani, and Haroun Rahimi (Pt. 2)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIn the second and final part of the two-hour finale to our History of Afghanistan series, Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, moderates a panel discussion where he, Danny, and Derek are joined by Pashtana Durrani, founder of LEARN Afghan, and Haroun Rahimi, lawyer and visiting professor at Università Bocconi. Pashtana and Haroun share more personal experiences from Afghani

Oct 23, 2022 • 5:10

News Roundup - October 21, 2022

News Roundup - October 21, 2022

The number one news update in Dublin, Georgia returns for another weekly roundup. This week: Liz Truss’ farewell (0:40), the EU imposes yet more sanctions on Iran (7:45), a Ukraine update (10:35), renewed tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict (13:38), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress (17:22), a potential intervention in Haiti (19:34), and Joe Biden dips into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (23:07). Recorded Thursday, October 20, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discus

Oct 21, 2022 • 27:38

E67 - American Exception w/ Aaron Good

E67 - American Exception w/ Aaron Good

Danny and Derek welcome back Aaron Good, host of the American Exception podcast and author of a book by the same name, for a discussion of American foreign policy education and historiography. They talk about what drove Aaron to write the book, individual actors’ power within the “US regime,” the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the value of highlighting the US’s political dark side for political change, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subsc

Oct 18, 2022 • 53:14

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 10 w/ Tim Nunan, Pashtana Durrani, and Haroun Rahimi (Pt. 1)

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 10 w/ Tim Nunan, Pashtana Durrani, and Haroun Rahimi (Pt. 1)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIn the first part of our two-hour finale to our History of Afghanistan series, Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, moderates a panel discussion where he, Danny, and Derek are joined by Pashtana Durrani, founder of LEARN Afghan, and Haroun Rahimi, lawyer and visiting professor at Università Bocconi. In this first part of the discussion, Pashtana and Haroun share experiences

Oct 16, 2022 • 5:26

News Roundup - October 14, 2022

News Roundup - October 14, 2022

Danny and Derek once again deliver The News™. This week: more trouble in the US-Saudi relationship (0:48), the Lebanon-Israel maritime deal (5:47), a new president of Iraq (9:34), the continuing Iran protests (12:50), an Ethiopia war update (15:22), protests in Haiti (17:26), a Ukraine war update (19:58), and a new US national security strategy (24:50). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.co

Oct 14, 2022 • 27:50

Special - The Katie Halper Story w/ Katie Halper

Special - The Katie Halper Story w/ Katie Halper

Danny and Derek welcome Katie Halper, host of The Katie Halper Show, to discuss her recent dismissal from The Hill’s program Rising due to a segment critical of Israel. They discuss the segment itself, the accusations thrown her way, voices of support in the wake of her firing, and more.Like and subscribe Katie on YouTube or throw her some support on Patreon. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestige

Oct 13, 2022 • 24:28

Special - OPEC+ and the Contemporary Oil Market w/ Greg Brew

Special - OPEC+ and the Contemporary Oil Market w/ Greg Brew

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Greg Brew, postdoctoral fellow at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, about OPEC+’s oil production cut, the bloc’s history, the state of the global oil market, and the US-Saudi relationship.

Oct 11, 2022 • 4:56

E66 - The History of Colombia, Ep. 1 w/ Rob Karl

E66 - The History of Colombia, Ep. 1 w/ Rob Karl

Danny and Derek speak with Rob Karl, professor of arts and humanities at Minerva University, about the history of Colombia. They discuss wars between liberals and conservatives in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Colombian political structure, the Colombian state, and more, in this first episode of a series. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Oct 11, 2022 • 40:39

Bonus - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña

Bonus - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, to continue the discussion of his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. In this episode, they pick up in the 1970s and discuss President Luis Echeverría, the advent of neoliberalism in Mexico, the 1982 default, the transformation of the drug trade in the 198

Oct 8, 2022 • 5:06

News Roundup - October 7, 2022

News Roundup - October 7, 2022

Danny and Derek are back with the hottest news update on this side of the dial. This week: a Ukraine update (0:31), the DPRK conducts numerous missile tests over several days (10:22), a Yemen ceasefire expires (15:34), OPEC cuts oil production (18:46), the second coup of the year in Burkina Faso (22:00), and an update on the Brazilian election (25:54). Recorded Thursday, October 6, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes

Oct 7, 2022 • 29:02

E65 - The World of Early Islam, Ep. 1 w/ Hamza Zafer

E65 - The World of Early Islam, Ep. 1 w/ Hamza Zafer

Danny and Derek welcome to the program Hamza Zafer, associate professor in the department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington, to discuss the world as it stood in the early days of Islam. The conversation focuses on the material conditions of the Arabian peninsula around the 7th century, touching on culture and economy of Mecca, the Red Sea Wars, early historiography of the Qur’an, pre-Islamic civic cults, ḥunafā’, the controversial ideas of Hagarism, and mor

Oct 4, 2022 • 57:03

Special - The 2022 Brazilian General Election w/ Benjamin Fogel

Special - The 2022 Brazilian General Election w/ Benjamin Fogel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Benjamin Fogel, contributing editor to Jacobin and historian of Brazil at NYU, to discuss the results of the first round of the 2022 Brazilian general election, the far right and left in Brazil, what the results portend, and more.Check out Benjamin’s piece on the election in the Daily Maverick and another one in The Nation. Recorded Monday, October 3, 2022

Oct 3, 2022 • 4:58

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 9 w/ Tim Nunan

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 9 w/ Tim Nunan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, for the final narrative episode on Afghanistan's history. The discussion covers the Trump administration’s policy toward Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, the Doha Agreement, the Taliban-Al-Qaeda relationship in the era of the so-called Islamic State (IS), the role of independent contractors in Afghanistan, and

Oct 2, 2022 • 4:39

News Roundup - September 30, 2022

News Roundup - September 30, 2022

Danny and Derek report on the Nord Stream leaks (0:53), Russians’ reaction to the recent mobilization (7:26), referendums in eastern Ukraine and an update on the conflict (9:19), the Italian general election (14:59), economic troubles in the UK (16:33), protests in Iran (18:45), MBS becoming prime minister of Saudi Arabia (22:28), the upcoming Brazilian election (25:35), and a ceasefire in Colombia. Recorded Thursday, September 29, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this wit

Sep 30, 2022 • 32:14

E64 - The Triumph of Broken Promises, Ep. 1 w/ Fritz Bartel

E64 - The Triumph of Broken Promises, Ep. 1 w/ Fritz Bartel

Danny and Derek welcome Fritz Bartel, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University, for a conversation on his book The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism. They lay the groundwork for the neoliberal era, discussing the particularities of the original Cold War as compared with the new one with China, why great power competition might end peacefully when that’s not anticipated, the social contract promi

Sep 27, 2022 • 41:49

Special - The 2022 Italian General Election w/ Paolo Gerbaudo

Special - The 2022 Italian General Election w/ Paolo Gerbaudo

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Paolo Gerbaudo, sociologist at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, to discuss the 2022 Italian General Election, in which the far right Brothers of Italy won a significant portion of the vote.Recorded Monday, September 26, 2022

Sep 26, 2022 • 5:04

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 2 w/ Stefan Eich

Bonus - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 2 w/ Stefan Eich

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Stefan Eich, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, to continue the discussion of his book The Currency of Politics. They focus on the oft-overlooked work of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, state experimentation with fiat currencies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, parallels with modern crypto currencies, MMT, and more.Check out Stefan’s book here and Episo

Sep 25, 2022 • 5:01

Special - The September 2022 Protests in Iran w/ Sussan Tahmasebi

Special - The September 2022 Protests in Iran w/ Sussan Tahmasebi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Sussan Tahmasebi, co-founder and Executive Director of FEMENA, to talk about the ongoing protests in Iran. They discuss the background of the inciting incident, the history and enforcement of dress laws in Iran, government reaction to the unrest, underlying grievances among protesters, and more. Check out FEMENA’s work at their official website. Recorded Friday, September 23, 2022

Sep 23, 2022 • 3:44

News Roundup - September 23, 2022

News Roundup - September 23, 2022

Danny and Derek discuss the UN General Assembly (0:53), the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia (3:05), protests in Iran (5:02), protests in Haiti (8:55), Ukraine annexation referendums (12:36), the Russian mobilization (15:19), and a Havana Syndrome update (32:24). Recorded Thursday, September 22, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Sep 23, 2022 • 35:32

E63 - The Crisis in Progressive Foreign Policy w/ Stephen Wertheim

E63 - The Crisis in Progressive Foreign Policy w/ Stephen Wertheim

Danny and Derek welcome back Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss his new article in Foreign Affairs, “The Crisis in Progressive Foreign Policy”. They discuss DC’s rhetoric around Ukraine, the schisms within “progressive” foreign policy, Joe Biden and Taiwan, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestig

Sep 20, 2022 • 1:03:49

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 2 w/ Samuel Huneke

Bonus - Queer Germany, Ep. 2 w/ Samuel Huneke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this episode, they pick up at the end of World War I, discussing domestic factors in that loss and the narrative around it, the Weimar constitution and Paragraph 175, queer writers of the time such a

Sep 17, 2022 • 5:13

News Roundup - September 16, 2022

News Roundup - September 16, 2022

Danny and Derek discuss the Ukrainian counter-offensive (0:58), renewed tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan (9:27), Ethiopia and Eritrea’s Tigray offensive (16:50), Islamic State in the Sahara making gains in Mali (19:36), Sweden’s new far-right majority parliament (21:21), and DPRK legislation codifying itself as a nuclear power (25:06). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscrib

Sep 16, 2022 • 28:07

E62 - The Blockade of Gaza w/ Omar Shakir

E62 - The Blockade of Gaza w/ Omar Shakir

Danny and Derek welcome back Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, to discuss the blockade of Gaza. A follow-up to our special episode on the recent Israeli attacks on the Strip, this episode touches on the 2005 Israeli disengagement from Gaza, the effect of Gaza’s isolation from the West Bank on Palestinian civil society, Israel’s Gaza “policy”, regional enablers of the Strip’s isolation, the Abraham Accords, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to disc

Sep 13, 2022 • 46:04

Special - The Life and Death of Elizabeth II

Special - The Life and Death of Elizabeth II

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes Kathryn Lamontagne, lecturer in social sciences at Boston University, to discuss the life and death of Elizabeth II, her vision of empire and the commonwealth, the gender politics surrounding her, King Charles, Princess Diana, Prince Andrew, and more.

Sep 12, 2022 • 5:15

Bonus - The Vikings and White Supremacy w/ Lauren Poyer

Bonus - The Vikings and White Supremacy w/ Lauren Poyer

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the program Lauren Poyer, assistant teaching professor at the University of Washington, to discuss the use of viking culture in the context of white supremacy. They explore 19th century efforts to create a Scandinavian and Germanic Volk, the dialogue between viking age archaeology and mythology, Scandanavian immigrants in the early 20th century US, Nazi interest in viking age

Sep 11, 2022 • 4:58

Bonus - Tony Stark in Afghanistan w/ Leslie Lee III

Bonus - Tony Stark in Afghanistan w/ Leslie Lee III

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.com**Originally recorded and released in September, 2021**Danny and Derek speak with Leslie Lee III, the host of Struggle Session, about post-9/11 culture and how the United States' imperial adventures influenced movies, TV, and video. They discuss a number of cultural products, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC universe, 24, The Shield, and …

Sep 11, 2022 • 2:56

Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.com**This episode was originally recorded and released in September, 2021**Danny and Derek begin the episode with some reflections on their 9/11 experience. They then interview Jim Lobe, director of LobeLog and contributing editor at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, about the intellectual origins of the coalition that after 9/11 pursued endle…

Sep 11, 2022 • 5:00

Special - Ukraine's Kharkiv Counter-Offensive

Special - Ukraine's Kharkiv Counter-Offensive

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDerek and Danny give an update in light of the ongoing counter-offensive in northeastern Ukraine.Recorded Saturday, September 10, 2022

Sep 10, 2022 • 4:57

Special - The Chilean Constitutional Plebiscite w/ René Rojas

Special - The Chilean Constitutional Plebiscite w/ René Rojas

In lieu of a News Roundup this week, Danny and Derek welcome René Rojas—assistant professor of human development at SUNY Binghamton, member of the editorial board of Catalyst, and contributor to Jacobin—to discuss the September 4 Chilean constitutional plebiscite and what it means for Chilean politics.Check out René’s latest essay in Catalyst, “Chile’s Resurgent Left”. Also, keep an eye out for his piece on the plebiscite in Jacobin this coming weekend, as well as an upcoming book on 21st Centur

Sep 9, 2022 • 47:22

E61 - Current Conflicts in the Eastern DR Congo w/ Jason Stearns

E61 - Current Conflicts in the Eastern DR Congo w/ Jason Stearns

Danny and Derek welcome Jason Stearns, assistant professor at Simon Fraser University and director of the Congo Research Group at NYU, for a discussion of the conflicts currently transpiring in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They unpack a number of topics, including the background of the March 23 Movement (M23), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the controversy over UN and East African peacekeeping missions, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Ituri

Sep 6, 2022 • 58:56

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 8 w/ Tim Nunan

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 8 w/ Tim Nunan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, for the eighth episode on Afghanistan's history. They pick up at the end of the Obama administration, examining the Afghanistan War’s place in the American imagination, why the war was hardly discussed in the 2016 election, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Jalaluddin Haqqani and the Haqqani Network, the push for peace ta

Sep 3, 2022 • 3:36

News Roundup - September 2, 2022

News Roundup - September 2, 2022

Danny and Derek discuss flooding in Pakistan (0:30), the Greenland ice sheet melting (3:11), violence in Baghdad (4:39), factional fighting in Tripoli, Libya (8:15), the expansion of the Tigray War in Ethiopia (10:45), IAEA inspectors and the beginning of a counteroffensive in Ukraine (13:31), the EU suspending visas for Russians (17:54), tension in the Solomon Islands (20:11), and the Pentagon’s new initiative to minimize civilian casualties (23:50). Recorded Thursday, September 1, 2022. This i

Sep 2, 2022 • 26:44

E60 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 1 w/ Michael Brenes

E60 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 1 w/ Michael Brenes

Danny and Derek welcome Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss his book For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy. They discuss the origins of the military-industrial complex (MIC), the MIC-New Deal connection, NSC-68, the MIC as a tool of social mobility, labor unions’ relation to the security state, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to d

Aug 30, 2022 • 45:35

All Hailbag the Mailbag 4

All Hailbag the Mailbag 4

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIt’s time for subscribers’ favorite feature: Danny and Derek divulging their personal financial data! No, our mailbags don’t get quite so transactional, but the two hosts happily respond to questions and comments from our dear subscribers. Topics of this mailbag include: CPAC, Ukraine, the art of regional branding, an update on the Blob, a prognosis on Brazil, and more.Recorded Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Aug 27, 2022 • 4:34

News Roundup - August 26, 2022

News Roundup - August 26, 2022

Danny and Derek discuss fighting between U.S. and Syrian militias, the JCPOA, Imran Khan's legal troubles, the resumption of fighting in Ethiopia, the murder of Darya Dugina, and Joe Biden's $3 billion arms transfer to Ukraine.Recorded Thursday, August 25, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Aug 26, 2022 • 27:12

E59 - Understanding Modern Iran, Ep. 1 w/ Assal Rad and Pouya Alimagham

E59 - Understanding Modern Iran, Ep. 1 w/ Assal Rad and Pouya Alimagham

Danny and Derek welcome Assal Rad, research director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), and Pouya Alimagham, historian of the Middle East at MIT, for the first episode in a series on modern Iran. The crew sets the stage for the 1953 coup against prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, discussing Iranians’ attempts to wrest sovereignty from the hands of foreign powers since the 19th century, the 1890 tobacco concession, the ousting of the Qajars, the rise of the Pahlavis, the 1941 allied

Aug 23, 2022 • 53:48

Bonus - The Galactic Vietnam w/ Daniel Immerwahr

Bonus - The Galactic Vietnam w/ Daniel Immerwahr

Danny and Derek welcome back Daniel Immerwahr, professor of history at Northwestern University, to talk about about his new essay, “The Galactic Vietnam: Technology, Modernization, and Empire in George Lucas’s Star Wars”. They discuss the ideological projects of Lucas’ early work, Star Wars as a “Vietnam film”, its characters’ real-life counterparts, the franchise’s orientalism, and more. Check out Daniel’s chapter in the volume Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories. This is a pub

Aug 20, 2022 • 59:50

Special - Trump and the Espionage Act w/ Maryam Jamshidi

Special - Trump and the Espionage Act w/ Maryam Jamshidi

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comWith the recent FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago and the revelations of this particular investigation into Donald Trump, the Espionage Act is the talk of the town. Danny and Derek spoke with Maryam Jamshidi, professor of law at the University of Florida and specialist in national security law, in order to contextualize the Espionage Act, past cases where it has been implemented, and more.Recorded Friday, August 19, 20

Aug 19, 2022 • 4:00

News Roundup - August 19, 2022

News Roundup - August 19, 2022

Danny and Derek talk about the Kenyan presidential election (0:35), the UK prime minister race poll (4:53), Ukraine (7:11), the Iran nuclear talks (14:39), and Biden's decision not to release Afghan central bank funds (18:17). Recorded Thursday, August 18, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Aug 19, 2022 • 21:20

E58 - Left Internationalism in the Heart of Empire w/ Aziz Rana

E58 - Left Internationalism in the Heart of Empire w/ Aziz Rana

Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Aziz Rana, Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law at Cornell University, for a discussion on his recent article in Dissent, “Left Internationalism in the Heart of Empire”. They discuss left foreign policy as it relates to postcolonial movements, transnational programs like the NIEO, the post-Bernie moment, institutional impediments past and present, the post-Cold War era, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other su

Aug 16, 2022 • 58:02

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 4 w/ Djene Bajalan

Bonus - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 4 w/ Djene Bajalan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek are once again joined by Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, to continue their miniseries on the history of the Kurds. In this episode, they begin in post-World War I Turkey. They discuss life under the Kamalist regime, the new republic’s changing geostrategic position in the 1920s, the “Kurdish Question”, the Sheikh Said Rebellion and other Kurdish nat

Aug 13, 2022 • 4:19

News Roundup - August 12, 2022

News Roundup - August 12, 2022

Danny and Derek discuss the Antarctic ice sheet melting (0:34), the attack on Gaza (4:05), election polls in Israel (6:53), JCPOA negotiations (8:29), Russia and New START inspections (12:20), Ukraine (16:00), Sweden & Finland and NATO (20:08), and Antony Blinken's Africa trip & US Africa policy (23:00).Recorded Thursday, August 11, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Aug 12, 2022 • 27:44

Special - Gaza Under Attack w/ Omar Shakir

Special - Gaza Under Attack w/ Omar Shakir

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, for a special discussion contextualizing the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza.Check out Omar’s work at Human Rights Watch.Recorded Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Aug 9, 2022 • 4:02

E57 - Technology as a Weapon of Empire w/ Kevin Klyman

E57 - Technology as a Weapon of Empire w/ Kevin Klyman

Danny and Derek welcome Kevin Klyman, researcher at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, to discuss science, technology, and US imperialism. The discussion covers vaccine diplomacy/colonialism, digital democracy and authoritarianism, the role of Big Tech, the Declaration for the Future of the Internet, the Chips and Science Act, and more.Check out Kevin’s (Twitter handle @kevin_klyman) work discussed in the episode:* “Biden's Campaign for ‘Digital Democracy’ is Really a Giveaway to Big Tech” (Jac

Aug 9, 2022 • 44:01

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 2 w/ James Lin

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 2 w/ James Lin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, to continue the discussion of the history of Taiwan. In this episode, they discuss the indigenous peoples who originally inhabited the island, the co-colonization of the Dutch and Han Chinese during the Ming Dynasty, the House of Koxinga, the island under Qing rule, the Japanese occupation, a

Aug 6, 2022 • 5:49

News Roundup - August 5, 2022

News Roundup - August 5, 2022

Danny and Derek talk about the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri (1:01), Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan (6:53), the war in Ukraine (14:30), protests and the political situation in Iraq (20:10), and the ceasefire in Yemen (23:19).For a more in-depth analysis of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, check out our special episode with James Lin.Recorded August 4, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanpresti

Aug 5, 2022 • 25:58

Special - Pelosi in Taiwan w/ James Lin

Special - Pelosi in Taiwan w/ James Lin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek picked up the big red phone to James Lin to help us all contextualize Nancy Pelosi’s contentious trip to Taiwan.

Aug 3, 2022 • 4:14

E56 - Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s w/ Michael Franczak

E56 - Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s w/ Michael Franczak

Danny and Derek welcome Michael Franczak, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, to discuss his book Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s. The conversation explores the role of the 1970s in US historiography; the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations’ respective responses to the food, oil, and debt crises of that decade; the New International Economic Order (NIEO); figures like Earl Butz, Henry Kissinger, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan; an

Aug 2, 2022 • 56:31

Bonus - Making the Republic of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Nu-Anh Tran

Bonus - Making the Republic of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Nu-Anh Tran

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny welcomes back Nu-Anh Tran, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, to continue the discussion of her book Disunion: Anticommunist Nationalism and the Making of the Republic of Vietnam. In this episode, they pick things up at the 1954 Geneva Conference and the partition of Vietnam. They discuss the implications of partition, President Ngô Đình Diệm’s struggles to centralize control, the 19

Jul 30, 2022 • 5:39

News Roundup - July 29, 2022

News Roundup - July 29, 2022

Danny and Derek talk about the Tunisian constitutional referendum (1:01), Iraqi protesters storming parliament (2:55), the Iran nuclear deal (7:05), executions in Myanmar (12:26), al-Shabab on the Somali-Ethiopian border (15:14), Ukraine (17:51), Biden's phone call with Xi (27:15), and the melting of the Greenland ice sheet (28:26).Recorded July 28, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.c

Jul 29, 2022 • 30:34

This Week in History - July 24-30

This Week in History - July 24-30

Greetings!We’re trying a new series, “This Week in History” brought to you by Foreign Exchanges (FX). I (Producer Jake) will choose a few interesting historical events each week based on what Derek has compiled for FX, and I’ll turn them into a mini podcast episode. Maybe I’ll end up using some of that ol’ “radio magic”, anything is possible! This will also be a series for paid subscribers, but we’re putting this first one out for everyone.This week we find ourselves at the beginning of French c

Jul 28, 2022 • 3:37

E55 - Making the Republic of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Nu-Anh Tran

E55 - Making the Republic of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Nu-Anh Tran

Danny and Derek welcome Nu-Anh Tran, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, for a discussion on her book Disunion: Anticommunist Nationalism and the Making of the Republic of Vietnam. In this first episode, they discuss the ideologies of independence movements dating back to the 1920s, the Japanese occupation of World War II, the Việt Minh, the roles of the Cao Đài and Hòa Hảo religious movements in anticolonial resistance, the outbreak of the Anti-French Resistance (First Indochi

Jul 26, 2022 • 45:22

News Roundup - July 22, 2022

News Roundup - July 22, 2022

Danny and Derek talk about Biden's Middle East trip (0:33), the apparent Turkish attack in Northern Iraq (4:05), Putin's and Erdoğan's trip to Iran (7:16), Sri Lanka's new president (12:49), Bolsonaro's claims of election fraud (15:36), Draghi's resignation in Italy (19:21), Ukraine (23:02), and the European heatwave (31:02). Recorded July 21, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/sub

Jul 22, 2022 • 35:37

E54 - Queer Germany, Ep. 1 w/ Samuel Huneke

E54 - Queer Germany, Ep. 1 w/ Samuel Huneke

Danny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to discuss his book States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany. In this first episode, they begin in the era of German unification in the 19th century, discussing the contemporary scholarship on sexuality, German liberalism and the rights available to homosexuals in Germanic states, the influence of the Enlightenment and French Revolution on proto-Germa

Jul 19, 2022 • 48:04

News Roundup - July 15, 2022

News Roundup - July 15, 2022

Danny and Derek wish you a happy day-after-Bastille Day! They discuss tensions around Kaliningrad Oblast (1:19), the war in Ukraine (4:13), protests in Sri Lanka (8:50), the Pacific Islands Forum (13:36), the UN Security Council and Syria (15:35), and Biden's Middle East trip (18:18).Recorded July 14, 2022 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jul 15, 2022 • 23:27

E53 - Money Meddlers w/ Jamie Martin

E53 - Money Meddlers w/ Jamie Martin

Danny welcomes Jamie Martin, assistant professor of history and of social studies at Harvard University, to talk about his new book, The Meddlers: Sovereignty, Empire, and the Birth of Global Economic Governance. They discuss global economic governance, the League of Nations, interwar imperialism, the transition from dollar diplomacy to the IMF, and more.Check out Dr. Martin’s book here: https://bit.ly/3AEMLOh This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

Jul 12, 2022 • 56:40

PREVIEW - The Legacy of Abe Shinzo w/ Chelsea Szendi Schieder

PREVIEW - The Legacy of Abe Shinzo w/ Chelsea Szendi Schieder

This is a free preview of the special we put out on Abe Shinzo. Sign up for the paid list or trial it for two weeks to see all the bonus content you can get, including exclusive series, discussion threads, and more.Danny and Derek welcome Chelsea Szendi Schieder, author of Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left, for a special episode in the wake of former prime minister of Japan Abe Shinzo’s assassination. They discuss postwar Japan and the “peace constitution”, the Abe fam

Jul 9, 2022 • 2:17

News Roundup - July 8, 2022

News Roundup - July 8, 2022

Derek and Danny—through Covid and the sniffles, respectively— reunite for a news update. This week, they cover the fraught Iran nuclear discussions in Doha (0:31), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting (3:47), the start of the Chilean constitutional campaign (8:05), Ukraine (11:00), Finland and Sweden inching towards NATO membership (17:11), and dear Boris Johnson’s resignation (21:23). The music played under our Bojo sendoff is “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations by E

Jul 8, 2022 • 28:28

E52 - Deference to Empire w/ Matthew Specter

E52 - Deference to Empire w/ Matthew Specter

Danny and Derek welcome Matthew Specter, senior fellow at the Institute for European Studies at UC Berkley and lecturer of history at Santa Clara University, to talk about his pathbreaking book The Atlantic Realists. They discuss the origins of realism, thinkers at the fin de siècle, the national interest, Hans Morgenthau, the finer points of liberal internationism vs. realism, and more. Grab a copy of The Atlantic Realists here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=28906 This is a public episode

Jul 6, 2022 • 41:20

Special - Empire Burlesque w/ Danny Bessner

Special - Empire Burlesque w/ Danny Bessner

*Derek is on vacation, so no news recap this week!*With Derek out of town, Producer Jake takes the opportunity to chat with Danny a bit about his new article in Harper’s, “Empire Burlesque”. They discuss some of the concepts presented in the piece, including the American century, liberal internationalists and restrainers, the latter two ideologies’ approaches towards US-China relations, where the American public stands on US armed primacy, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to dis

Jul 1, 2022 • 31:23

E51 - A Deeper Sickness w/ Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson

E51 - A Deeper Sickness w/ Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson

Danny and Derek welcome Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson, associate professors at the University of Alabama, to discuss their book A Deeper Sickness: Journal of America in the Pandemic Year. They discuss the book’s aims, how history informs the COVID moment, where the pandemic intersects with the political, the state of the historian profession, and more.Grab a copy of the book here: https://bit.ly/3NpZhE8 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac

Jun 28, 2022 • 1:06:08

Special - Danny and Derek on "Unf*cking the Republic" Podcast

Special - Danny and Derek on "Unf*cking the Republic" Podcast

ICYMI, here is Danny and Derek’s guest appearance on the UNFTR podcast for a new series of theirs called “Phone a Friend”. Episode Web PageEpisode Transcript This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jun 26, 2022 • 49:29

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 4 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 4 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Danny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this fourth episode, they focus on the 1947 UN partition plan and outbreak of war, discussing the UN Special Committee On Palestine (UNSCOP), U.K. General Order Wingate, the training and tactics of Zionist militias, the historiography of Plan Dalet and the begin

Jun 25, 2022 • 52:26

News Roundup - June 24, 2022

News Roundup - June 24, 2022

Derek and Producer Jake (filling in for Danny) bring you news highlights of the week, including: an update on Ukraine (2:32), the parliamentary election in France (11:43), the presidential election in Colombia (17:00), protests in Ecuador (21:40), the collapse of the Israeli coalition government (25:06), Mohammed bin Salman’s Middle Eastern tour (31:09), and the earthquake in Afghanistan (36:26).If you’d like to support victims of the earthquake, here are some places you can go:* Red Cross* Glob

Jun 24, 2022 • 40:18

E50 - Thorny Think Tanks w/ Eli Clifton

E50 - Thorny Think Tanks w/ Eli Clifton

Danny and Derek welcome Eli Clifton, senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and Investigative-Journalist-at-Large at Responsible Statecraft, for a discussion on Beltway think tanks. They talk about the recent kerfuffle at Brookings Institution, the Foreign Agent Registration Act, dark money, the influence of think tanks on legislation, and much more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/

Jun 21, 2022 • 47:21

E49 - Contemporary Philippine Politics w/ Lisandro Claudio

E49 - Contemporary Philippine Politics w/ Lisandro Claudio

Danny and Derek discuss Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel (1:06), the potential collapse of the ruling Israeli political coalition (6:41), the M23 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (10:01), the first round of the French parliamentary election (14:11), and Ukraine (17:25). They then speak with Lisandro Claudio, assistant professor at UC Berkley, about Philippine politics from the 1980s through today. They discuss the Duterte and Marcos families, the U.S.-Philippines relationship,

Jun 17, 2022 • 1:12:01

E48 - Queer Theory w/ Samuel Huneke

E48 - Queer Theory w/ Samuel Huneke

Danny and Derek do a lightning round of news: they talk about a potential Chinese naval base in Cambodia (0:54), the SIGAR report on missing Afghanistan funds (5:01), the IAEAs' censure of Iran (8:33), the recent Israeli vote on settlements (12:54), Ukraine (16:52), and the Summit of the Americas meeting (22:05). They they speak with Samuel Huneke (29:52), assistant professor of history at George Mason University, about queer theory. They discuss Foucault, the rise of sexual identities, essentia

Jun 10, 2022 • 1:21:39

E47 - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña

E47 - Lessons of Guerrero, Ep. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña

Danny and Derek talk about Ukraine (0:34), the Yemen ceasefire extension (20:18), and the Colombian election (23:59). They then speak with Alexander Aviña (27:34), associate professor of history at Arizona State University, about his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. They discuss the background of the Mexican state of Guerrero, the Mexican Revolution and historical memory, how rural teachers formed the revolutionary vanguard of the 1960s, and th

Jun 3, 2022 • 1:21:14

E46 - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 1 w/ Stefan Eich

E46 - The Currency of Politics, Ep. 1 w/ Stefan Eich

Danny and Derek talk about the Australian election (0:33), Biden's Asia trip (6:48), island transfers in the Red Sea (14:22), and Ukraine (21:08). They then speak with Stefan Eich (32:44), assistant professor of government at Georgetown University, about his new book The Currency of Politics. They discuss the history of money, the relationship between war and currency, and much more through the time of John Locke.Check out Stefan’s book here: https://bit.ly/3NEHyt3 This is a public episode. If y

May 27, 2022 • 1:21:46

Special - Strategic Ambiguity? w/ James Lin

Special - Strategic Ambiguity? w/ James Lin

Danny and Derek are joined by James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, to discuss Joe Biden’s “gaffe” about U.S. policy toward Taiwan. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

May 24, 2022 • 20:23

Danny on Wisdom of Crowds Podcast

Danny on Wisdom of Crowds Podcast

Danny argues with the folks at the Wisdom of Crowds podcast. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

May 23, 2022 • 51:59

E45 - Putting the "You" in UAE w/ Annelle Sheline

E45 - Putting the "You" in UAE w/ Annelle Sheline

Danny and Derek discuss the Lebanese election (0:35), fighting in Libya (6:28), problems confronting Finland and Sweden's attempt to join NATO (10:23), and Ukraine (16:28). They then speak with Annelle Sheline (20:28), research fellow at the Quincy Institute, about the UAE, how it functions and its growing geopolitical prominence, before pivoting into a discussion of the current situation in Yemen and tensions in US relations with both the UAE and Saudi Arabia. This is a public episode. If you’d

May 20, 2022 • 1:06:15

Special - The Northern Irish Assembly Election w/ Daniel Finn

Special - The Northern Irish Assembly Election w/ Daniel Finn

Danny and Derek talk with Daniel Finn, features editor at Jacobin and author of One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA, about the May 5 Northern Ireland Assembly election, wherein Sinn Féin became the largest party. They discuss the factors leading to this result, why an Irish nationalist/republican party winning a majority is significant, what it means for the prospect of Irish reunifcation, and more.Check out Daniel's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3755-one-man-s-terr

May 16, 2022 • 21:09

E44 - The Northpeople w/ Lauren Poyer

E44 - The Northpeople w/ Lauren Poyer

Danny and Derek talk Ukraine (0:33), the crisis in Sri Lanka (11:36), the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine (17:59), and a possible Summit of the Americas boycott (23:40). They're then joined by Lauren Poyer (29:24), assistant teaching professor at the University of Washington, to discuss the movie The Northman, what it gets right and wrong, Viking legends’ influence on American mythology, and the history of the Vikings more broadly. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss thi

May 13, 2022 • 1:35:21

E29 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 2 w/ Ada Ferrer

E29 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 2 w/ Ada Ferrer

In recognition of Ada Ferrer receiving the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History, we’re re-posting the two episodes in which she’s the featured guest.Danny and Derek begin by talking about Havana Syndrome (1:44), the Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi (7:31), U.S. diplomacy with regards Ukraine (17:14), and the recent North Korean missile tests (28:02). They are then again joined by Ada Ferrer (32:50), professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, to discuss the history of Cuba in the f

May 11, 2022 • 1:21:46

E19 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 1 w/ Ada Ferrer

E19 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 1 w/ Ada Ferrer

In recognition of Ada Ferrer receiving the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History, we’re re-posting the two episodes in which she’s the featured guest. Danny and Derek talk about the Nicaraguan elections, MBS and his pro-Republican oil policy, and last weekend's attack on the Iraqi prime minister. They then speak with Ada Ferrer (21:00), professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, about the history of Cuba from the precolonial period until the Spanish-American War/War of 1898.G

May 11, 2022 • 1:19:34

E43 - En Marche? w/ Silyane Larcher

E43 - En Marche? w/ Silyane Larcher

Danny and Derek give updates on Ukraine (0:56), Finland and Sweden's attempts to join NATO (17:40), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Saudi Arabia (22:06), North Korea's recent weapons test (28:05), and the potential return of the British Virgin Islands to direct UK rule (29:49). They then speak with Silyane Larcher (33:20), tenured research fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research, about the results of the French election. They discuss the results, five years of Macron’s polic

May 6, 2022 • 1:26:53

E42 - State of the Blob w/ Emma Ashford

E42 - State of the Blob w/ Emma Ashford

Danny and Derek talk about the war in Ukraine (1:02); the Global South's reaction to the war (4:57); Russian war aims and Moldova (11:39); food insecurity in the Horn of Africa (14:57); and the elections in France (17:04) and Slovenia (20:51). They are then joined by Emma Ashford (24:34), senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, for an update on where the DC foreign policy establishment stands today. They talk about the future of US grand strategy, analyze Ukraine in a realist framework, look at i

Apr 29, 2022 • 1:14:07

E41 - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 1 w/ James Lin

E41 - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 1 w/ James Lin

Danny and Derek discuss the war in Ukraine (2:04), the U.S.-China rivalry in the Solomon Islands (23:20), North Korea's latest weapons test (27:55), and violence in Israel-Palestine (30:21). They then speak with James Lin (35:54), assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, about the history of Taiwan. The group covers the first part of the twentieth century until 1949, including the Communist (CCP) and Nationalist (KMT) parties’ respective ideologies and relati

Apr 22, 2022 • 1:13:35

E40 - We Come for France w/ Emile Chabal

E40 - We Come for France w/ Emile Chabal

Danny and Derek give updates on Ukraine (1:04); Finland and Sweden beginning internal debates about joining NATO (12:42); Imran Khan's loss of Pakistan's prime ministership (18:46); and China's recent security deal with the Solomon Islands (21:37). They then speak with Emile Chabal, reader in history at the University at Edinburgh, about the recent French election results.Check out Emile’s latest book France. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a

Apr 15, 2022 • 1:13:07

E39 - American Prestige: The New Class

E39 - American Prestige: The New Class

Danny and Derek are over at Substack now! In this news-only episode, they talk about the state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Russian military generally (7:28); atrocities in Ukraine (17:38); Putin's domestic position (22:23); Viktor Orbán's reelection in Hungary (24:44); Aleksandar Vučić's reelection in Serbia (31:14); Marine Le Pen gaining on Emmanuel Macron in French polls (34:59); Sri Lankan protests (42:05); Pakistan's no confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan (45:4

Apr 8, 2022 • 57:39

Bonus - The U.S. Film Industry and U.S.-China Relations w/Erich Schwartzel (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The U.S. Film Industry and U.S.-China Relations w/Erich Schwartzel (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Erich Schwartzel, Hollywood reporter for The Wall Street Journal, about his new book Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy. They speak about the U.S.-China movie relationship from the 1990s until today, focusing on business relationships, censorship, and more.   Check out Eric's book here: https://bit.ly/3uC8MII This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Apr 4, 2022 • 3:36

E38 - Venezuela and Chavismo w/ Alejandro Velasco

E38 - Venezuela and Chavismo w/ Alejandro Velasco

Danny and Derek speak about potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks (0:51), Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s facing a no-confidence vote (9:36), Ansar Allah/Houthi and Saudi ceasefires (14:28), and the DPRK’s most recent ballistic missile test (17:39). They are then joined by Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of history at NYU, to discuss Venezuela and Chavismo. They talk Venezuelan history since the 1950’s, Chavez’s early life, ideologies informing his approach to state power, and much more.   Check

Apr 4, 2022 • 1:09:40

Bonus - The U.S. Film Industry and U.S.-China Relations w/ Erich Schwartzel (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The U.S. Film Industry and U.S.-China Relations w/ Erich Schwartzel (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Erich Schwartzel, Hollywood reporter for The Wall Street Journal, about his new book Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy. They speak about the U.S.-China movie relationship from the 1990s until today, focusing on business relationships, censorship, and more.   Check out Eric's book here: https://bit.ly/3uC8MII   Become a patron today: www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Apr 2, 2022 • 3:36

E38 - Venezuela and Chavismo w/ Alejandro Velasco

E38 - Venezuela and Chavismo w/ Alejandro Velasco

Danny and Derek speak about potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks (0:51), Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s facing a no-confidence vote (9:36), Ansar Allah/Houthi and Saudi ceasefires (14:28), and the DPRK’s most recent ballistic missile test (17:39). They are then joined by Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of history at NYU, to discuss Venezuela and Chavismo. They talk Venezuelan history since the 1950’s, Chavez’s early life, ideologies informing his approach to state power, and much more.   Ch

Apr 1, 2022 • 1:09:41

Bonus - Modern Korea w/ E. Tammy Kim (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Modern Korea w/ E. Tammy Kim (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek again speak with E. Tammy Kim, contributing opinion writer at The New York Times and co-host of the podcast Time to Say Goodbye, about modern South Korean politics—the country's response to COVID, the presidential election, gender politics, and more—as well as the history of South Korean adoptees. Become a patron for the full episode: www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Mar 26, 2022 • 3:30

E37 - The South Korean Presidential Election w/ E. Tammy Kim

E37 - The South Korean Presidential Election w/ E. Tammy Kim

Danny and Derek speak about the opening and closing of girls' schools in Afghanistan (0:39), the North Korean missile test (6:56), and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (11:51). They then speak with E. Tammy Kim (31:42), a writer, contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, and co-host of the Time to Say Goodbye podcast, about the recent presidential election in South Korea. Check out Tammy's article on the South Korean election: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2022/03/16/exit-polls-in-seoul/

Mar 25, 2022 • 1:21:55

Bonus - Jewish Anti-Imperialism from the 1930s Onward w/ Benjamin Balthasar (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Jewish Anti-Imperialism from the 1930s Onward w/ Benjamin Balthasar (PREVIEW)

Chag Purim Sameach! Danny speaks with Benjamin Balthasar, associate professor of English at Indiana University-South Bend, about the history of Jewish anti-imperialism from the 1930s until today.   Become a patron today for the full episode: www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Mar 19, 2022 • 3:15

Irish Pain for Ukraine AP Remix

Irish Pain for Ukraine AP Remix

Producer Jake remixes the bleakest of the bleak—Nancy Pelosi's reading of a poem by Bono— for the real heads.   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 18, 2022 • 1:25

E36 - The History of NATO Expansion w/ Joshua Shifrinson

E36 - The History of NATO Expansion w/ Joshua Shifrinson

Danny and Derek discuss the state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2:49); Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before the U.S. Congress (12:27); Russia-Ukraine peace talks (15:35); the South Korean election (18:57) and the North Korean missile test (20:52); a potential Yemen peace conference (24:20); and the Iran missile attack on Erbil and the JCPOA (26:38). They then speak with Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson (33:10), associate professor of international relations at Boston University, about the his

Mar 18, 2022 • 0:00

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 3 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 3 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, for the third episode on Afghanistan's history. They pick up at the collapse of the Soviet Union, the start of the Afghan Civil War, and go into particular detail on the Taliban—their ascendance in the mid-90s, ideology, patrons, relationships with foreign powers and the Afghan people, and more.   Check out Tim's book: https://bit.ly/3w3fQAO   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/americanprestige Thi

Mar 13, 2022 • 3:46

E35 - Ukraine, NATO, and International Politics w/ Anatol Lieven

E35 - Ukraine, NATO, and International Politics w/ Anatol Lieven

Danny and Derek begin the episode by talking about the recent election in South Korea, the oil market, and a new ISIS leader who just came on the scene. They then speak with Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft about the history of Russia-Ukraine relations, European countries' response, what this suggests about international relations, and more.   Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

Mar 11, 2022 • 1:09:06

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi (PREVIEW)

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this third episode, they examine how the Zionist movement was affected by World War II; the postwar conflicts in the region; the development of a Palestinian national identity; and more leading up to the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.   Grab a copy of Professor Khalid

Mar 5, 2022 • 3:03

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Danny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this third episode, they examine how the Zionist movement was affected by World War II; the postwar conflicts in the region; the development of a Palestinian national identity; and more leading up to the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.  Grab a copy of Professor Khalidi's

Mar 5, 2022 • 58:03

Special - Ukraine Explain 6

Special - Ukraine Explain 6

Danny and Derek give an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.   Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 4, 2022 • 33:09

E34 - All Hailbag the Mailbag

E34 - All Hailbag the Mailbag

Danny and Derek finally do their first mailbag episode, the clip show of podcasts. They answer a multitude of questions relating to the theory and practice of U.S. foreign policy and also give some book and TV recommendations. This one was fun, enjoy it!   Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Mar 4, 2022 • 49:34

Special - Ukraine Explain 5

Special - Ukraine Explain 5

Danny and Derek give an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine; the domestic reaction within Russia; Russian nukes; western responses to the invasion; Turkey's closing its straits to Russian ships; Germany's dedicating €100 billion to its defense spending; and media coverage surrounding the conflict.   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/americanprestige  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.

Feb 27, 2022 • 59:06

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan

Danny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, to kick off a 10-part series on the history of Afghanistan. In this first episode, they cover the major players in the formation of modern Afghanistan, its interactions with colonial powers, Afghan nationalism, the country’s role in the Cold War, and a number of other topics leading up to the 1978 coup.   Check out Tim's book: https://bit.ly/3M8tQyI   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/americanpres

Feb 26, 2022 • 58:49

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 2 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 2 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, for the second episode on Afghanistan's history. They cover the Soviet Invasion of 1979, the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship, the major players in 1980s Afghanistan politics, ideological influences on the Mujahideen, and other topics leading into the 1990s civil war.   Check out Tim's book here: https://bit.ly/3BYdPXh   Become a patron today: www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public ep

Feb 26, 2022 • 3:00

Special - Ukraine Explain 4

Special - Ukraine Explain 4

Danny and Derek analyze Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine: what's happening, its potential causes, its potential consequences, and the United States' and West's responses. For more on Putin and Ukraine, see Jacob Lassin and Emily Channell-Justice's article at The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/why-putin-has-such-a-hard-time-accepting-ukrainian-sovereignty-174029 Become a patron today: www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

Feb 24, 2022 • 54:06

Special - Ukraine Explain 3

Special - Ukraine Explain 3

Danny and Derek give an update about Vladimir Putin's directive that sends Russian "peacekeepers" to the Donbas.   Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 22, 2022 • 23:09

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Rashid Khalidi (PREVIEW)

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Rashid Khalidi (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this second episode, they cover Mandatory Palestine, how the English navigated Zionist and Arab nationalist interests, the 1936-39 uprising, the White Paper of 1939, and more leading up to the 1947 UN partition plan.     Grab a copy of Professor Khalidi's book

Feb 19, 2022 • 3:05

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Bonus - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 2 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Danny and Derek welcome back Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, to discuss his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. In this second episode, they cover Mandatory Palestine, how the English navigated Zionist and Arab nationalist interests, the 1936-39 uprising, the White Paper of 1939, and more leading up to the 1947 UN partition plan.    Grab a copy of Professor Khalidi's book he

Feb 19, 2022 • 0:00

Special - Ukraine Explain 2

Special - Ukraine Explain 2

Danny and Derek give another update on Ukraine in light of what appears to be a Russian escalation. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 19, 2022 • 21:10

E33 - Where Did Sanctions Come From? w/ Nicholas Mulder

E33 - Where Did Sanctions Come From? w/ Nicholas Mulder

Danny and Derek give a world-historical update on the fate of Nick Kristof's gubernatorial campaign (0:38) before turning to the French withdrawal from Mali (3:16), Biden's discussions with Saudi Arabia over oil (10:12), the Iran deal (14:49), the Afghanistan central bank (17:32), and Ukraine (23:23). They then speak with Nicholas Mulder (28:05), assistant professor of history at Cornell, about his new book The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War.   Check out Nicholas'

Feb 18, 2022 • 1:31:25

Special - Ukraine Explain

Special - Ukraine Explain

Danny and Derek give a special update about what's been going on in Ukraine. What, exactly, has occurred in the last two weeks? How does the Ukrainian situation today compare to what happened in Crimea in 2014 and Georgia in 2008? What is Putin's domestic position? And most important, is war on the immediate horizon? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 13, 2022 • 29:18

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, to kick off a 10-part series on the history of Afghanistan. In this first episode, they cover the major players in the formation of modern Afghanistan, its interactions with colonial powers, Afghan nationalism, the country’s role in the Cold War, and a number of other topics leading up to the 1978 coup. Check out Tim's book: https://bit.ly/3GMqygL Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/america

Feb 12, 2022 • 3:00

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan

Bonus - The History of Afghanistan, Ep. 1 w/ Tim Nunan

Danny and Derek welcome back Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, to kick off a 10-part series on the history of Afghanistan. In this first episode, they cover the major players in the formation of modern Afghanistan, its interactions with colonial powers, Afghan nationalism, the country’s role in the Cold War, and a number of other topics leading up to the 1978 coup.Check out Tim's book here!  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

Feb 12, 2022 • 58:01

E32 - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 1 w/ Rashid Khalidi

E32 - A History of Modern Palestine, Ep. 1 w/ Rashid Khalidi

Danny and Derek begin by talking about Libya's appointment of a new prime minister, though the country already has one (1:17), General Kenneth McKenzie's comments on Yemen (7:02), Ukraine (11:00), and a new report released by the Costs of War Project on the War on Terror (21:11). They then speak with Rashid Khalidi (24:53), the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about his book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance,

Feb 11, 2022 • 1:16:44

Bonus - The Loneliest American w/ Jay Caspian Kang (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The Loneliest American w/ Jay Caspian Kang (PREVIEW)

Danny speaks with Jay Caspian Kang, writer at The New York Times and author of The Loneliest Americans, about the history of Asian American Studies, the role of empire in shaping his perspective, contemporary progressive politics, and much more.  Check out The Loneliest Americans here!   Become a patron today for the full ep! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Feb 5, 2022 • 2:57

E31 - Sanctions Sanctions Everywhere w/ Yar Batmanghelidj

E31 - Sanctions Sanctions Everywhere w/ Yar Batmanghelidj

Danny and Derek speak about the attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau (1:38), North Korea's missile test (6:26), Ukraine (12:13), the U.S. operation that killed an Isis leader in Syria (18:49), and recent reports about Iran's nuclear breakout capability (24:26). They then speak with Yar Batmanghelidj (29:52), founder and CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, about the human toll of U.S. sanctions on Iran.   Check out Yar's study, his piece in Just Security, his interview with Spencer Ackerman, and th

Feb 4, 2022 • 1:34:32

The History of Vietnam, Ep. 7 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

The History of Vietnam, Ep. 7 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

In this seventh and final narrative episode on the history of Vietnam, Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about Vietnam's postwar history. They talk about the unification of North and South Vietnam, the Vietnam-Cambodia war, the Vietnam-China  War, the U.S. trade embargo, and various economic and political developments that took place in the 1980s and 1990s. They conclude with a  discussion of modern Vietnam, and where the country

Jan 30, 2022 • 3:02

Bonus - AP on American Exception

Bonus - AP on American Exception

Danny has a fun conversation with Aaron Good about propaganda on the American Exception podcast! Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jan 28, 2022 • 51:12

E30 - Skynet Has Become Self Aware w/ Rebecca Gordon

E30 - Skynet Has Become Self Aware w/ Rebecca Gordon

Danny and Derek talk about the coup in Burkina Faso (1:15), Xiomara Castro's inauguration in Honduras (8:21), Ukraine (13:03), and the State Department's deal with Egypt (21:28). They then speak with Rebecca Gordon (25:54), who teaches at the University of San Francisco, about the history and present use of autonomous weapons. Check out Rebecca's recent piece in TomDispatch here, and grab her books Mainstreaming Torture and American Nuremberg!  Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanpre

Jan 28, 2022 • 1:13:49

Bonus - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 2 w/ Noam Chomsky (PREVIEW)

Bonus - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 2 w/ Noam Chomsky (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek sit down with linguist and antiwar critic Noam Chomsky to discuss his biography and a bunch of other subjects, from the responsibility of intellectuals to the antiwar movement to what to do in our present situation. And Chomsky disagrees with Danny. This is the second of two parts. Become a patron for the full episode today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jan 22, 2022 • 3:00

E29 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 2 w/ Ada Ferrer

E29 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 2 w/ Ada Ferrer

Danny and Derek begin by talking about Havana Syndrome (1:44), the Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi (7:31), U.S. diplomacy with regards Ukraine (17:14), and the recent  North Korean missile tests (28:02). They are then again joined by Ada Ferrer (32:50), professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, to discuss the history of Cuba in the first half of the twentieth century. They talk about a variety of issues, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba's political economy, the U.S. (re)occu

Jan 21, 2022 • 1:21:46

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 6 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 6 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

In the sixth episode of our series on Vietnam, the boys speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the last stages of the American War in Vietnam. They talk about the political situation in North and South Vietnam in the early 1970s, U.S. bombing campaigns, the peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam, the Easter Offensive, the Paris Peace Accords, the final fall of South Vietnam, and more. Become a patron! www.patreon.com/americanpre

Jan 15, 2022 • 3:11

E28 - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 2 w/ Djene Bajalan

E28 - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 2 w/ Djene Bajalan

Danny and Derek discuss Boris Johnson's problems in the UK, US/Russia/Europe talks, the situation in Kazakhstan, the Saudi-Hezbollah feud, and the decline of the Saudis. They are then joined by Djene Bajalan, assistant professor of history at Missouri State University, to continue their miniseries on the history of the Kurds. In this episode, they discuss Kurdish history during the long nineteenth century. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce

Jan 14, 2022 • 1:36:16

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the history of Vietnam. They discuss the life and times of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese nationalism and communism, the French and Japanese occupations of Vietnam, and much more. This is the first in a series on the history of Vietnam from the perspective of the Vietnamese. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.ameri

Jan 11, 2022 • 52:30

Bonus - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 1 w/ Noam Chomsky (PREVIEW)

Bonus - We Talk to Chomsky, Pt. 1 w/ Noam Chomsky (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek sit down with linguist and antiwar critic Noam Chomsky to discuss his biography and a bunch of other subjects, from the responsibility of intellectuals to the antiwar movement to what to do in our present situation. This is the first of two parts. Become a patron today for more bonus content like this! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jan 8, 2022 • 3:15

E27 - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 1 w/ Djene Bajalan

E27 - The History of the Kurds, Ep. 1 w/ Djene Bajalan

Danny and Derek discuss what's been going on in Kazakhstan; next week's series of meetings between the United States, Europe, and Russia; the security cooperation treaty signed between Australia and Japan; the U.S. military budget; and why everything feels so strange these days. They then speak with Djene Bajalan, assistant professor of history at Missouri State University, about the history of the Kurds from the medieval period until the 19th century. Become a patron! www.patreon.com/americanpr

Jan 7, 2022 • 1:23:38

E26 - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 5 w/ Sean Fear

E26 - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 5 w/ Sean Fear

In this fifth episode of our series on Vietnam, Danny and Derek talk with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the situation of South Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and Huế massacre of 1968. They talk about developments in rural South Vietnam, urban South Vietnam, and the increasing delegitimization of the administration of Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's government. Become a patron for the rest of the episodes of this series! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This i

Dec 30, 2021 • 59:16

Bonus - The Year In Review w/ Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The Year In Review w/ Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Chapo Trap House's Matt Christman about 2021 before going into a discussion about the possibilities and pitfalls of modern politics. A fun episode for all of our Prestigeheads! Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Dec 29, 2021 • 2:55

Bonus - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker (PREVIEW)

Merry Christmas! Danny and Derek speak with the historian Terri Blom Crocker to discuss the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, when soldiers in World War I made various agreements to cede fighting. We talk about the reality of the various truces and how the truce has been memorialized and remembered since 1914. Please find Terri's book here: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813166155/the-christmas-truce/ Become a patron! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to priv

Dec 25, 2021 • 3:11

Bonus - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

Bonus - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker

Merry Christmas! Danny and Derek speak with the historian Terri Blom Crocker to discuss the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, when soldiers in World War I made various agreements to  cede fighting. We talk about the reality of the various truces and how the truce has been memorialized and remembered since 1914.Please find Terri's book here!  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Dec 25, 2021 • 0:00

E25 - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Inaction w/ Sina Toossi

E25 - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Inaction w/ Sina Toossi

Merry Christmas! Danny and Derek talk about Libya’s postponed election, Chile’s new president-elect, Russian designs on Ukraine, Omicron, and the Pentagon’s systemic failure to protect civilians from its bombs. Then, the NIAC’s Sina Toossi returns to conclude our discussion of Iran’s nuclear program from the 2013 election of Hassan Rouhani through the first year of the Biden administration. Sina’s “Iran Unfiltered” project: https://bit.ly/3qqyqhy Become a patron! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Dec 24, 2021 • 1:38:42

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 3 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 3 w/ Sean Fear

In this third episode of our series on Vietnam, Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about Lyndon Baines Johnson's decision to escalate the war in 1964-1965, the political rivalry between Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, South Vietnamese ideology, the Tet Offensive and the Huế massacre, and much more. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Dec 23, 2021 • 1:10:11

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear

Danny and Derek welcome back Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, to continue their series on Vietnam. They discuss the history of South Vietnam, focusing in particular on the life and times of Ngô Đình Diệm, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s and early 1960s. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Dec 23, 2021 • 1:14:32

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the history of Vietnam. They discuss the life and times of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese nationalism and communism, the French and Japanese occupations of Vietnam, and much more. This is the first in a series on the history of Vietnam from the perspective of the Vietnamese. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Dec 23, 2021 • 52:31

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman

Danny and Derek are joined by the writer Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House and Hell of Presidents, about the "New Chronology" Soviet/Russian conspiracy theory. The four gentlemen cover a wide area, exploring everything from the collapse of the Soviet Union, the history of chronology, Mormonism, and much more. This is a fun one! Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Dec 23, 2021 • 59:57

Bonus - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 2 w/ Aaron Good (PREVIEW)

Bonus - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 2 w/ Aaron Good (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with the political scientist Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State and the new podcast American Exception, about the JFK assassination. They delve into the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, the idea of Kennedy as a "peacenik," why it's important to study the assassination, and much more. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.co

Dec 18, 2021 • 3:11

E24 - Liberalism and Development w/ Sheyda Jahanbani

E24 - Liberalism and Development w/ Sheyda Jahanbani

Danny and Derek discuss the upcoming elections in Chile and France, Turkey changing its name to Türkiye, the U.S.-UAE relationship and the "New Cold War" with China, and U.S. war crimes in Syria. They then speak with Sheyda Jahanbani, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, about liberalism and development, and why liberals have over time embraced development as a key platform in their foreign policy. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public ep

Dec 17, 2021 • 1:09:26

Bonus - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 1 w/ Aaron Good (PREVIEW)

Bonus - We Solve the JFK Assassination Mystery, Pt. 1 w/ Aaron Good (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with the political scientist Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State and the new podcast American Exception, about the JFK assassination. They delve into the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, the idea of Kennedy as a "peacenik," why it's important to study the assassination, and much more. Become a patron to hear the full ep! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.american

Dec 12, 2021 • 3:30

E23 - Havana Sindrome w/ Natalie Shure and Bob Wright

E23 - Havana Sindrome w/ Natalie Shure and Bob Wright

Danny and Derek give updates on Russia-Ukraine tensions, the recent change of government in Germany, the U.S.' boycott of the Olympics, and the Summit for Democracy. They then speak with Natalie Shure, of The New Republic, and Bob Wright, of The Nonzero Newsletter, about Havana Syndrome. Check out Natalie's piece at Slow Boring: https://bit.ly/3Gz3rGu Check out Bob's piece at the Nonzero Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3DH49jm Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public e

Dec 10, 2021 • 1:12:47

Bonus - We Messed with the Zohan w/ Nando Vila and Noah Kulwin (PREVIEW)

Bonus - We Messed with the Zohan w/ Nando Vila and Noah Kulwin (PREVIEW)

Danny is joined by Nando Vila, a producer and co-host of Jacobin Weekends, and Noah Kulwin, a writer and co-host of Blowback. The three gentlemen have gathered to discuss You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Adam Sandler's 2008 meditation on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They talk about a variety of issues, from American Jews' relationship to Israel to Sandler's oeuvre to Sandler's role as the last comedy megastar. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. G

Dec 4, 2021 • 3:01

E22 - The Iranian Nuclear Program w/ Sina Toosi

E22 - The Iranian Nuclear Program w/ Sina Toosi

Danny and Derek begin the episode with updates on the omicron COVID variant, the Honduran election, developments in Ethiopia, and the re-opening of the discussions surrounding the Iranian nuclear agreement. They then speak with Sina Toosi, Senior Research Analyst at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), about the history of the Iranian nuclear program from the 1950s until the 2010s. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

Dec 3, 2021 • 1:18:53

Bonus - The History of the Maccabees w/ Joseph Scales (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of the Maccabees w/ Joseph Scales (PREVIEW)

Chag Sameach! Danny and Derek are joined by independent scholar Joseph Scales to talk about the history of Hanukkah. They discuss the rivalry between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires that preceded the conflict; the Maccabean/Hasmonean revolt and the family's ascension to power within Judea; the Judean expansion; and much more. Become a patron for the full ep today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Nov 27, 2021 • 2:59

E21 - The Original Poster w/ Patrick Wyman

E21 - The Original Poster w/ Patrick Wyman

Danny and Derek wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate, and a good holiday weekend to anyone who doesn't. The boys begin the episode talking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict; the German coalition agreement between the SPD, FDP, and Greens; and Joe Biden's tapping into the US' Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). They then have a  wide-ranging conversation with Patrick Wyman, host of the podcast "Tides of History," about history’s first poster, Martin Luther, and Patrick's new book The Ver

Nov 26, 2021 • 1:28:15

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED: Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear

**Unlocked for the holiday weekend!** Danny and Derek welcome back Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, to continue their series on Vietnam. They discuss the history of South Vietnam, focusing in particular on the life and times of Ngô Đình Diệm, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s and early 1960s. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Nov 23, 2021 • 1:14:56

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña

UNLOCKED: Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña

**Unlocked for the holiday weekend!**' Danny speaks with Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, about the Netflix show Narcos and the long history of the Mexican drug war, from the beginnings of colonization until the late-1990s. They cover the origins of drug use in Mexico, U.S. campaigns against drug use, the development of the modern drug trade, and how Narcos addresses these and other complex topics. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestig

Nov 23, 2021 • 46:32

Special - Foreign Exchanges Podcast: Wrapping Up COP26 w/ Michael Franczak (PREVIEW)

Special - Foreign Exchanges Podcast: Wrapping Up COP26 w/ Michael Franczak (PREVIEW)

Derek is joined by historian Michael Franczak, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Order at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, to recap the COP26 summit. They discuss the history of the international environmental movement and the US role in it, Mike’s own experiences in Glasgow, and his assessment of what took place after he left. Become a patron for the full ep: www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/s

Nov 20, 2021 • 3:12

Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 2 w/ Alexander Aviña (PREVIEW)

Danny speaks with Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, about the Netflix show Narcos and the long history of the Mexican drug war, from the beginnings of colonization until the late-1990s. They cover the origins of drug use in Mexico, U.S. campaigns against drug use, the development of the modern drug trade, and how Narcos addresses these and other complex topics. Become a patron for the full ep today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public epis

Nov 20, 2021 • 3:17

E20 - The Tigray Conflict w/ Terje Østebø

E20 - The Tigray Conflict w/ Terje Østebø

Danny and Derek open with an update on Danny’s COVID and then segue into a discussion of the border conflict in the Caucasus, the migrant crisis in Eastern Europe, and this week’s big Biden-Xi summit. Derek is then joined by the University of Florida’s Terje Østebø, who takes us through the roots of Ethiopia’s year-long civil war and assesses where things stand now. Check out Terje's book: https://bit.ly/3kRZrbK Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If

Nov 19, 2021 • 1:23:32

Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Narcos-cultura, Pt. 1 w/ Alexander Aviña (PREVIEW)

Danny speaks with Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, about the Netflix show Narcos and the long history of the Mexican drug war, from the beginnings of colonization until the late-1990s. They cover the origins of drug use in Mexico, U.S. campaigns against drug use, the development of the modern drug trade, and how Narcos addresses these and other complex topics. Become a patron today for the full episode! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public

Nov 13, 2021 • 3:31

E19 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 1 w/ Ada Ferrer

E19 - Cuba's American History, Ep. 1 w/ Ada Ferrer

Danny and Derek talk about the Nicaraguan elections, MBS and his pro-Republican oil policy, and last weekend's attack on the Iraqi prime minister. They then speak with Ada Ferrer (21:00), professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, about the history of Cuba from the precolonial period until the Spanish-American War/War of 1898. Grab Ada's book here: https://bit.ly/3CevBUK Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to

Nov 12, 2021 • 1:19:34

Bonus - AP on This is Revolution Podcast

Bonus - AP on This is Revolution Podcast

Danny and Derek have a fun conversation with the guys over at This is Revolution Podcast! Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Nov 7, 2021 • 1:57:22

Bonus - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The End of History from the Other Shore w / Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek are joined by the writer Jacob Bacharach and Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House and Hell of Presidents, about the "New Chronology" Soviet/Russian conspiracy theory. The four gentlemen cover a wide area, exploring everything from the collapse of the Soviet Union, the history of chronology, Mormonism, and much more. This is a fun one! Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.

Nov 6, 2021 • 3:35

E18 - No White Lotus w/ Sarah Miller-Davenport

E18 - No White Lotus w/ Sarah Miller-Davenport

Danny and Derek talk about the COP26 climate summit, the Ethiopian civil war, recent developments in Sudan, and Israel's budget drama. They're then joined by Sarah Miller-Davenport, senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to discuss the history of Hawai'i, focusing on the United States' long-standing colonial relationship to the territory, its eventual statehood, and its cultural meaning for Americans. Check out Sarah's book Gateway State: Hawai'i and the Cultural Transformation of Ameri

Nov 5, 2021 • 1:22:44

Bonus - Duned if You Do, Duned if You Don't w/ Daniel Immerwahr (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Duned if You Do, Duned if You Don't w/ Daniel Immerwahr (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Daniel Immerwahr, professor of history at Northwestern University, about all things Dune. They discuss the importance of culture to understand U.S. empire, the history of imperial U.S. fiction, the life and times of Frank Herbert, and how Herbert's particular vision of technology, empire, and indigenous politics informed the writing of Dune. Become a patron today for the full episode! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private epis

Oct 30, 2021 • 3:07

E17 - The History of Sudan w/ Alden Young

E17 - The History of Sudan w/ Alden Young

Danny and Derek talk about China's hypersonic weapons test, Mohammed bin Salman's return to the United States' good graces, and recent developments in Sudan. They then speak with Alden Young, assistant professor of African American Studies at UCLA, about the history of Sudan from the 19th century until today. Check out Alden's book Transforming Sudan: Decolonization, Economic Development, and State Formation! https://bit.ly/3bnMqle Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is

Oct 29, 2021 • 1:31:51

UNLOCKED - Vietnam from the Vietnamese Perspective, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

UNLOCKED - Vietnam from the Vietnamese Perspective, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the history of Vietnam. They discuss the life and times of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese nationalism and communism, the French and Japanese occupations of Vietnam, and much more. This is the first in a series on the history of Vietnam from the perspective of the Vietnamese. Become a patron to hear more bonus content like this! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Oct 25, 2021 • 52:31

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 4 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 4 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

In the fourth episode of our series on Vietnam, Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the early period of Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's reign, Richard M. Nixon's "Vietnamization" strategy and the war's expansion to Laos and Cambodia, the American anti-war movement, and North Vietnam's position after the failure of the Tet Offensive. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private epis

Oct 23, 2021 • 2:55

E16 - Atomic Anxieties w/ Emma Claire Foley and John Carl Baker

E16 - Atomic Anxieties w/ Emma Claire Foley and John Carl Baker

Danny and Derek discuss the life and career of Colin Powell, Russian moves on NATO and Afghanistan, and bombshell revelations about the Biden Administration and the Iran nuclear agreement. They then speak with Emma Claire Foley, Research Associate at Global Zero, and John Carl Baker, Nuclear Field Coordinator and Senior Program Officer at Ploughshares Fund, about the U.S. nuclear program, focusing on its history and present posture. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is

Oct 22, 2021 • 1:26:20

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 3 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 3 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

In this third episode of our series on Vietnam, Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about Lyndon Baines Johnson's decision to escalate the war in 1964-1965, the political rivalry between Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, South Vietnamese ideology, the Tet Offensive and the Huế massacre, and much more. Become a patron to hear the full episode today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private ep

Oct 16, 2021 • 3:08

E15 - Illiberal Internationalism w/ Anatol Lieven

E15 - Illiberal Internationalism w/ Anatol Lieven

Danny and Derek talk about Nick Kristof's resignation from the NYT, developments in ME diplomacy, the Norwegian elections, and Democratic hawkishness on Taiwan. They then speak with Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow on Russia and Europe at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about his recent article on liberal internationalism as well as his realist approach to foreign affairs. Check out Anatol's article: https://bit.ly/3DPBdGp Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanpres

Oct 15, 2021 • 1:31:19

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 2 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek welcome back Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, to continue their series on Vietnam. They discuss the history of South Vietnam, focusing in particular on the life and times of Ngô Đình Diệm, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s and early 1960s. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepo

Oct 9, 2021 • 3:27

E14 - All Your Bases Are Belong To Us w/ Leah Bolger, Patterson Deppen, and David Vine

E14 - All Your Bases Are Belong To Us w/ Leah Bolger, Patterson Deppen, and David Vine

Danny and Derek discuss the Pandora Papers; the recent EU summit on whether six Western Balkan states will enter that org; and developments in intra-Middle East diplomacy. They then speak with Leah Bolger, president of World BEYOND War, Patterson Deppen, researcher for WBW, and David Vine, prof of anthropology at American University in DC, about their Quincy Institute report (https://bit.ly/3FugUjd) about the U.S.' global basing structure. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Oct 8, 2021 • 1:21:50

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear

Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the history of Vietnam. They discuss the life and times of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese nationalism and communism, the French and Japanese occupations of Vietnam, and much more. This is the first in a series on the history of Vietnam from the perspective of the Vietnamese. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ame

Oct 2, 2021 • 52:30

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Bonus - The History of Vietnam, Ep. 1 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the history of Vietnam. They discuss the life and times of Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese nationalism and communism, the French and Japanese occupations of Vietnam, and much more. This is the first in a series on the history of Vietnam from the perspective of the Vietnamese. Become a patron to hear the full episode! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private ep

Oct 2, 2021 • 2:46

E13 - Unsustainable Development w/ Christy Thornton

E13 - Unsustainable Development w/ Christy Thornton

Danny and Derek begin the show with the UK and Brexit woes; the meeting between Jake Sullivan and MBS at Neom; Canada-China relations; and more. Danny then interviews Christy Thornton, assistant professor of sociology and Latin American studies at Johns Hopkins University, about her book Revolution in Development, which explores the role Mexico played in shaping approaches to international development. Become a patron! www.patreon.com/americanprestige Christy's book: https://bit.ly/2ZPuhKD This

Oct 1, 2021 • 1:29:30

Special - Auf Wiedersehen, Merkel

Special - Auf Wiedersehen, Merkel

Danny and Derek speak with Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, about the recent German elections. They discuss the origins and legacy of Angela Merkel, what the election results say about German politics, and what we may expect in the future. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Sep 27, 2021 • 29:28

E12 - Inside the Belly of the Beast w/ Kate Kizer

E12 - Inside the Belly of the Beast w/ Kate Kizer

Danny and Derek talk about this week’s UN General Assembly session, AUKUS and the New Cold War, and Boris Johnson’s diminished hopes for a better commercial relationship with the United States. They’re then joined by Kate Kizer, policy director at Win Without War, to discuss the state of the DC foreign policy establishment, the Biden administration’s failures to live up to its rhetoric, and making a career in foreign policy. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a publi

Sep 24, 2021 • 1:24:16

Bonus - Coffee Counter Culture w/ David Parsons (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Coffee Counter Culture w/ David Parsons (PREVIEW)

Danny is joined by David Parsons of Nostalgia Trap to discuss the GI coffee houses that emerged during the Vietnam War and served as important sites of debate about the war and US empire. Danny and David discuss a variety of issues, from culture's role in shaping history to the failures and successes of the coffee house movement and what these might teach us today. Grab a copy of David's book here: https://bit.ly/2Xs9cEE Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public ep

Sep 18, 2021 • 3:50

E11 - Oh, the Humanity w/ Samuel Moyn

E11 - Oh, the Humanity w/ Samuel Moyn

Danny and Derek talk about North Korea's new weapons developments, the chaos going on in Haiti, the announcement of a new US-UK-Australian military pact (and France's response), and recent revelations about how General Mark Milley responded to Donald Trump's post-election breakdown. The boys then speak with Samuel Moyn, Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of History at Yale University, about his new book Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War and Danny's rev

Sep 17, 2021 • 1:26:30

Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

Special - Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli

Danny and Derek begin the episode with some reflections on their 9/11 experience. They then interview Jim Lobe, director of LobeLog and contributing editor at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, about the intellectual origins of the coalition that after 9/11 pursued endless war. The boys then interview Laila Ujayli, associate editor at Inkstick Media, about growing up as a young Muslim in post-9/11 America, the attacks' effects on the American Muslim community, and more. This is a pub

Sep 11, 2021 • 1:56:14

Bonus - Tony Stark in Afghanistan w/ Leslie Lee III (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Tony Stark in Afghanistan w/ Leslie Lee III (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek speak with Leslie Lee III, the host of Struggle Session, about post-9/11 culture and how the United States' imperial adventures influenced movies, TV, and video. They discuss a number of cultural products, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC universe, 24, The Shield, and much more, to explore how Americans used culture to work through their anxieties and anger about the attacks. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get acce

Sep 11, 2021 • 2:56

E10 - So Far from God, So Close to the United States w/ Alexander Aviña

E10 - So Far from God, So Close to the United States w/ Alexander Aviña

Danny and Derek discuss COVID-19 and how vaccine colonialism reflects longer-term trends in U.S. history, the recent coup in Guinea, the formation of the new Afghanistan government, and the upcoming German elections. The boys then speak with Alexander Aviña, an assistant professor of history at Arizona State University, about the history of Mexico and U.S.-Mexican Relations from the 1810 Mexican War of Independence to the "drug war" of today. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanpresti

Sep 10, 2021 • 1:38:32

Bonus - I Love the Smell of Gaming in the Morning (PREVIEW)

Bonus - I Love the Smell of Gaming in the Morning (PREVIEW)

Danny speaks with Clayton Kozan, a graduate student at Texas Tech University who analyzes how the Vietnam War is portrayed in video games. From 80s games that have you play the lone wolf; to Call of Duty: Black Ops, where the War is about Nazis (??) and Soviets; to When I Was Young, which focuses not only on combat but the social experience of being a soldier, Danny and Clayton discuss how and why games' portrayal of Vietnam changed over time. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprest

Sep 8, 2021 • 4:17

E9 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Climate Change but Were Too Afraid to Ask w/ Keith Pluymers

E9 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Climate Change but Were Too Afraid to Ask w/ Keith Pluymers

Danny and Derek begin the show with an update on Afghanistan before turning to Biden's speech on the withdrawal and the status of the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement. The boys then speak with Keith Pluymers, an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University, about the deep history of climate change, starting with human settlement about 12,000 years ago and continuing up to today. Turns out that capitalism might be a problem. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This i

Sep 3, 2021 • 1:43:10

E8 - Living on the Edge w/ Emily Atkin

E8 - Living on the Edge w/ Emily Atkin

Danny and Derek give an update on Afghanistan, discuss Based Biden's rejection of European complaining, do a reading series on Obamanaut Ben Rhodes' recent article in Foreign Affairs, and address some dubious ambassador appointments. They then talk to Emily Atkin, who founded the essential newsletter Heated (https://heated.world), about climate change (it's real bad, folks) and what we need to do to make sure humanity makes it past the year 2100. Thank you to Courtney Rawlings and Don Hughes for

Aug 27, 2021 • 1:32:20

Bonus - Stop the Suicide Squad, I Want to Get Off w/ Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Stop the Suicide Squad, I Want to Get Off w/ Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Danny and Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House talk about “The Suicide Squad,” the latest cinematic masterpiece from the DC Universe. They go into director James Gunn’s fetish for subversion, the exhaustion of liberal culture, and how the film reflects the United States’ long-standing and brutal relationship with Latin America. Become a patron today! http://www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Aug 21, 2021 • 4:12

E7 - Indecent Interval w/ Spencer Ackerman

E7 - Indecent Interval w/ Spencer Ackerman

Danny and Derek give an update on Afghanistan before turning to Lebanon, which is presently in chaos, and Cameroon, where climate change has engendered new conflicts. They are then joined by Spencer Ackerman, whose new book "Reign of Terror" charts the many failures that have defined the "War on Terror" for the past twenty years. Grab a copy of Spencer's book! https://bit.ly/3B34USV Become an AP patron today! http://www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. If you’d like to disc

Aug 20, 2021 • 1:30:39

Special: Afghanistan Falls

Special: Afghanistan Falls

Danny and Derek do a quick breakdown of what's been going on in Afghanistan, who the major players are, and what's likely to happen in the coming days, weeks, and months. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Aug 16, 2021 • 20:40

E6 - From BS to MBS w/ Annelle Sheline

E6 - From BS to MBS w/ Annelle Sheline

The boys spend the episode's first part discussing the recent report by the IPCC on climate change, the fate of the Afghan government against the Taliban, and Mauritius' inability to get the United States to play by the rules of Joe Biden’s “rules-based order." In the episode's second half, the boys talk with the Quincy Institute's Annelle Sheline about the United States' best friend Saudi Arabia and its role in broader Middle Eastern politics. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanpres

Aug 13, 2021 • 1:19:49

Bonus - Four Kings on Three Kings w/ Will Menaker and Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Bonus - Four Kings on Three Kings w/ Will Menaker and Matt Christman (PREVIEW)

Danny and Derek are joined by Will Menaker and Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House to talk about one of the great 90s war movies: Three Kings. The gang discusses how the film relates to the "end of history" moment in which it was made, what the film says about the American approach to war, how it fits into the larger history of war films, and much more. Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/americanprestige This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/s

Aug 8, 2021 • 3:28

E5 - Blues Coups w/ Assal Rad

E5 - Blues Coups w/ Assal Rad

Danny and Derek spend the first part of the episode talking about Libya from its independence through the rise and fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the civil war, and its faltering peace process. Then, Derek is joined by Assal Rad, senior research fellow at the National Iranian-American Council, to discuss her recent piece on the role economic warfare plays in extending the US empire and on the state of American-Iranian relations. Check out Assal's article here: https://bit.ly/2TZR8AD Become a patron to

Aug 6, 2021 • 1:37:49

E4 - Consensus and Sensibility w/ Matt Duss

E4 - Consensus and Sensibility w/ Matt Duss

This week, Danny and Derek take you from Iran, to China, to Iraq, to Tunisia, before speaking with Matt Duss, the chief foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders. They talk with Matt about the Olde Blogosphere, how he got to work for Bernie, and interrogating the foreign policy “consensus” from inside the belly of the beast. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jul 30, 2021 • 1:09:31

E3 - Some Like it Cold (War) w/ Aziz Rana

E3 - Some Like it Cold (War) w/ Aziz Rana

The boys talk with Aziz Rana, professor of law at Cornell University and the author of the book The Two Faces of American Freedom, about the Cold War and why so many of our leaders act like they are living in a different era. They address everything from the insular cases of the early 20th century to why Biden and his team do the things they do. Surprise, surprise, it’s not great folks! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes

Jul 23, 2021 • 1:21:55

E2 - To Hell and Back w/ Matt Christman

E2 - To Hell and Back w/ Matt Christman

In this episode, Danny and Derek talk with Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House and the new podcast Hell of Presidents. The gang explores the institution of the presidency and how it changed over time, asking the age-old question: “Presidents: good or bad?” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Jul 16, 2021 • 54:33

E1 - Ghosting Afghanistan w/ Stephen Wertheim

E1 - Ghosting Afghanistan w/ Stephen Wertheim

In the premiere episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek get into the nitty gritty of the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Did the military intentionally botch the withdrawal? Has the imperial frontier contracted in any meaningful way? Will the Taliban gain legitimacy with the Afghan people? Plus, an in-depth interview with Stephen Wertheim, discussing his new book “Tomorrow, the World”, which explores how and why during World War II U.S. elites decided that their nation should, indeed mus

Jul 9, 2021 • 1:34:34

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