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American Prestige
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A podcast about the United States and all the friends it's made along the way.
Bonus - The Life and Death of Hollywood w/ @adewaard.bsky.social

Andrew deWaard is back on the show, this time to talk about the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and its implications.

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December 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Unlocked - Blowback: The Forgotten Cold War Front in Angola w/ Brendan James and Noah Kulwin

We've released our recent episode with Brendan and Noah of the Blowback podcast from behind the paywall for all to enjoy!

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December 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
News - U.S. Moves Toward Venezuela Attack, Double-Tap Strike in Caribbean, DRC–Rwanda Peace Deal Collapses

Your weekly news roundup is here for the bold and the beautiful.

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December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

Molly Lambert is on the show to talk about the porn industry's transformation in the 90s-00s and how it helped shape modern media.

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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bonus - Capitalism After Neoliberalism w/ @iliasalami.bsky.social

Ilias Alami is on the show to talk state capitalism in the neoliberal age.

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November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bonus - Liberal Zionism After Gaza w/ @davidklion.bsky.social

David Klion joins the show to talk about fractures in the American Jewish community and institutions.

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November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
News - MBS White House Visit, US Pushes New Ukraine Deal, UN Votes on Gaza

Your weekly news roundup is out! Link in the replies.
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
News - Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire Breaks Down, U.S. Escalates Military Presence Around Venezuela, Gaza Ceasefire Framework Stalls w/ Nathaniel Powell

Your weekly news round up is up!

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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
ICYMI: Our conversation with journalist Jesper Nathaniel on the escalating settler violence in the West Bank, including his own experience on the ground during the olive harvest.

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November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
E334 - Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation w/ Omar Zahzah

Omar Zahah speaks with Derek about the US tech-Israel connection.

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November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bonus - What Happened to Liberal Politics? w/ Tim Shenk

Historian Tim Shenk is on the program to help us make sense of what happened to liberalism in the past century, and how we got to the place we are now.

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November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
News - Trump Threatens to Invade Nigeria, Sudan Famine and RSF Offensive, Russia To Also Pursue More Nuclear Testing
Derek and Danny take you on a world tour of what all happened this week, the "news," if you will.

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November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bonus - The Men’s Suit and the Aesthetics of Power w/ @dieworkwear.bsky.social

Derek Guy joins Danny to talk liberalism, men’s fashion, and how style, from the French Revolution to today, became a projection of strength and virtue.

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November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
News - Trump Asia Tour and Xi Summit, RSF Massacres in Sudan, US Continues Bombing Boats Off South America Coast

The weekly news roundup returns to tell you ghoulish tales of world politics!

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October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
E332 - ICE and the Age of Grift w/ Alex Aviña

Alex Aviña returns to the show for a chat about ICE, the security state, and the grift of the moment.

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October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Bonus - The Forever War in Ukraine w/@andrewsweiss.bsky.social

Andrew Weiss of @carnegieendowment.org is on the show to talk about where things stand in the Ukraine debacle and what can be done to avoid a Kashmir-like stalemate.

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October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
News - Gaza Ceasefire Tenuous, US Strikes More “Drug Boats,” Saudi State Visit

The news roundup is back in all its glory.

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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
E331 - The Myth of Free Speech w/ Fara Dabhoiwala

Fara Dabhoiwala, author of 'What Is Free Speech?', joins the show to reexamine some of the (less-than-ideal) reasons as to why free speech became a central democratic principle.

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October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Bonus - The Insurrection Act, Trump, and the Crisis of Civil Authority w/ Joshua Braver

Joshua Braver joins the program to talk about the Insurrection Act and what Trump can do if he invokes it.
October 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
News - Gaza Ceasefire, CIA in Venezuela, Madagascar Coup w/ Nathaniel Powell

The news roundup for those who dare!

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October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
E330 - American Sociocide w/ Charles Derber

Sociologist Charles Derber joins the program to talk about America society ripping itself to shreds.

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October 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Bonus - The (Forgotten) Cold War Front in Angola w/ Brendan James and Noah Kulwin

Brendan and Noah of Blowback podcast are back on AP, this time to talk about their sixth season focusing on Angola.

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October 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
News - Venezuela-US Escalation, Myanmar Airstrike, France’s Political Crisis

The weekly news roundup (Taylor's version) returns!

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October 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Special - Hamas Accepts the Ceasefire Deal

Danny and Derek walk us through what we know now that Hamas and Israel have both agreed to the Trump-backed ceasefire deal.

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October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
E229 - How The Simpsons Reshaped American Comedy w/ @alansiegella.bsky.social

Alan Siegel of @the-ringer.bsky.social joins the show to talk about the golden age of the Simpsons and the effect it had on American culture.

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October 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM