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American Prestige
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1 E198 - A Stable, Post-Unipolar World w/ Trita Parsi and Aslı Bâli 1:01:46
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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 variables around which the project’s proposals and reforms are organized, how to address great powers prioritizing short-term, political thinking, the atmosphere in the worlds of think tanks, nonprofits, and elite law as we begin Trump 2.0, how these communities have been reckoning with the US policy on Gaza, and more. Subscribe now for much more content and an ad-free experience! Join our Discord (subscribers get more channels)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 Bonus - (Mis)understanding the Political Right in 2025 w/ Matthew Ellis (Preview) 9:47
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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 more. Subscribe now to hear the full episode ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 News - Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues DRC Advance, Sudan's Forces Make Gains 50:09
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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 (16:53); in Lebanon, a new government is formed (21:22) and the IDF seeks to extend its occupation there (23:28); a Washington Post report suggests Israel might be planning to strike Iran (25:33); in China news, Trump reinstates a de minimis tariff exemption, but there is still no sign of a meeting with Xi Jinping (28:46); the Sudanese military is close to driving the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) out of the Khartoum region (31:20); the so-called Islamic State group appears to be on the rise in Somalia (33:36); a regional summit demands a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 continues its advance (35:38); and back in the United States, Trump announces new steel and aluminum tariffs (39:03) in addition to presenting exciting new opportunities for corruption (40:57). News updates will also be on our YouTube channel going forward. Check out this week’s ! Subscribe now for much more content and an ad-free experience . Join the Discord ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 E197 - American Jews, Israel, and Palestine w/ Peter Beinart 1:02:59
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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, American Jewish institutions, and more. Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 Bonus - American Idealism and the Struggling Left w/ Nathan J. Robinson (Preview) 5:38
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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 whether a new labor movement can contend with the massive new billionaire class aligned behind the right. Subscribe now for the full episode ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 News - Rubio in Latin America, M23 Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes Gaza Takeover 44:32
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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 America, addressing tension over the Panama Canal (28:37), entertaining an offer from El Salvador to take in US convicts (30:44), as well as an offer from Guatemala to aid in deportations (32:14); China responds to Trump's tariffs (36:43); and the Trump Administration rigs Google searches concerning deportation cases (38:37). Subscribe now for much more content and an ad-free experience ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 Special - USAID: Trump's Attack and a History w/ Jonathan Guyer and Timothy Gill (Preview) 10:42
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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…
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1 E196 - M23, the DRC, and Rwanda w/ Marie-Rose Tshite 53:46
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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, and more. Read Marie-Rose’s recent article on Congolese women's experiences during the Second Congolese War between 1998 and 2003, “ Capturing Congolese Women’s Memories of War and Peacemaking” . Subscribe today for an ad-free experience and much more content . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 Special - The Trump Tariffs w/ Marshall Steinbaum (Preview) 5:17
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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
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1 Bonus - Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy w/ Jeet Heer (Preview) 9:38
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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 ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 News - Sudan Army Advances, IDF Remains in Lebanon, US Foreign Aid Freeze 47:04
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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 country’s south (19:04), and negotiations with Russia are underway over its bases in Syria as well as the fate of Bashar al-Assad (20:32); the rollout of China’s DeepSeek AI roils tech stocks (23:00); the Sudanese army sees a string of military successes around Khartoum (25:24); in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the M23 military group takes Goma while advancing south (27:59); Putin comments on peace talks regarding Ukraine (32:43); Colombia and the US get into a spat regarding deportation flights (34:12); and in US news, arms sales hit a new record in 2024 (37:16), Donald Trump vows to build a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo (38:20), and some details on the effects of his foreign aid freeze (39:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 E195 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 2 w/ Lydia Walker 1:00:59
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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 stands in the modern day. Subscribe now for much more content and ad-free episodes ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 Bonus - Biden's Legacy and Trump's Return w/ Alex Aviña and Emily Tamkin (Preview) 8:27
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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 antics and the state of American Jewish politics, Trump's first executive orders, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode ! Listen to our "Lessons of Guerrero" series with Alex, which largely covers his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside . Check out Emily's books Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 News - Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, M23 Advances in DRC 53:55
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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); Afghan refugees who’d already been granted asylum are stranded after Trump’s executive order (24:54); China brokers a new ceasefire in Myanmar (27:49); M23 makes a new advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (29:31); Trump threatens myriad economic penalties against Russia if it doesn’t end the war in Ukraine (31:42); NATO’s defense spending might be on the rise (34:19); Colombia breaks off peace talks with the ELN (37:48); Mexico and Honduras react to Trump’s deportation plans (40:10); Oxfam releases a new report on the rise in inequality (42:44); and Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders only a few days into taking office (44:44). Subscribe now at Supporting Cast ! Be sure to listen to our post-election special with Alexander Aviña on Trump’s plans regarding immigrants and deportations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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1 E194 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker 53:47
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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 and “anti-Algiers” initiative, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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