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How Hungary Fought Their Fascists w/ Zack Beauchamp and Jennifer McCoy | Fighting Fascism
We have, of course, always been experts on Hungary…but just in case we’re missing something, we brought on two actual experts. Senior Vox reporter Zac...
Palestine and the Iran War w/ Yousef Munayyer | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
As negotiations proceed in ending the Iran War, the question of the relationship between the US
and Israel becomes more salient. I spoke with M...
Lebanon Ceasefire, Orbán Loses Hungarian Election, Trump Prepares Cuba Incursion | American Prestige
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Danny and Derek are considering attending the Met Gala. In this week’s news: Iran talks...
Cybertrucks Are a Safety Disaster With Dara Kerr | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dara Kerr to discuss how Elon’s decision to prioritize aesthetics over safety has created a safety crisis, causing people to b...
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Rebecca Solnit on Long Term Strategy, plus Resisting ICE in Small Town America / Start Making Sense
It’s been only a couple of weeks since the No Kings 3 protests, but we can see now how protest and resistance are changing in America: that one it was...
The Party of Chaos w/ Paul Heideman | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show writer Paul Heideman to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party from the main party of business inte...
America, Israel, and the Jews (w/ David Klion) | Fighting Fascism
Aaron and Matt are joined by Nation columnist David Klion to talk about the role that Israel has played in the rise of American fascism and what it al...
Israel Bombs Lebanon, Iran Halts Hormuz Traffic, Orban Faces Election Defeat | American Prestige
Danny “Hollywood” Bessner and Derek “Bethesda” Davison are back with the news. This week: Israel bombs Lebanon and kills hundreds (2:09) as Iran halts...
Take A Break From The Feed w/ Amanda Mull | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the effects of constantly “monitoring the situation” through custom news, social, or live feeds, includ...
Minnesota Changed Everything—Plus, History on the Road | Start Making Sense
Minnesota changed everything: how Minnesota’s resistance to ICE provides a model and inspiration for a national pro-democracy movement. Deepak Bhargav...
Europe, Iran, and the Transatlantic Relationship w/ Eldar Mamedov | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Eldar Mamedov, foreign policy expert and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to talk about Europe’s respo...
What If Democrats Didn’t Suck? (w/ Morris Katz) | Fighting Fascism
Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Morris Katz, lead strategist for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, to talk about why the Democratic Party suc...
Trump Extends Iran War, Israel Expands Lebanon Occupation, Russian Tanker Reaches Cuba | American Prestige
Derek is monitoring The Situation, so Always at War’s Alex Jordan is back to deliver the news with Danny. This week: Trump extends the Iran war withou...
Why Iran is Attacking Data Centers w/ Sam Biddle | Tech Won't Save US
Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss what it means for data centers to become targets in a war, and how Silicon Valley is aiding the US war a...
Protest after No Kings, plus Abortion after Dobbs / Start Making Sense
We’re still thinking about No Kings 3 day on Saturday: 8 million people. 3,300 events. ‘No Kings’ protests in almost every city and town in the countr...
Marx Prestige, Episode 1: The Civil War and American Capitalism | American Prestige
In lieu of a standard episode today, we are premiering the first episode of Marx Prestige, a series where Danny, Derek, and historian Andrew Hartman...
Let’s Fight Some Fascists (w/ Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) | Fighting Fascism
Welcome to Fighting Fascism, a new podcast hosted by The Nation.
Long-time political organizers Aaron Regunberg and Jonathan Smucker, and their...
Origins of the Imperial Presidency w/ David Sirota | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
As millions of Americans protest Donald Trump under the slogan of “No Kings,” it is
worth asking how the nation ended up with such an authoritar...
A Businessless Person: William C. Anderson on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Zen Battles | Reading Writers
In the Season 3 finale, Jo sells Charlotte on Alan Warner’s “amazingly textured” Movern Callar, which leads the hosts to reflect on some of the season...
Russia Drone Barrage in Ukraine, West Bank Settler Violence, U.S. Destroys Ecuador Dairy Farm | American Prestige
Just a reminder: there was too much Iran news to fit into this episode, so we gave it a standalone special you can find here. Otherwise, this week aro...
The Long History of the US War on Iran w/ Spencer Ackerman | Tech Won't Save US
Paris Marx is joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the US and Israeli war on Iran, including the history that led to this moment and what we might se...
No Kings Day: We Are Everywhere; plus Trump and Antisemitism / Start Making Sense
The No Kings 3 protests this Saturday are going to be big – maybe the biggest day of protest in American history. Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-di...
Israel’s War Consensus and Permanent Conflict w/ Udi Greenberg | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome back to the show historian Udi Greenberg to talk about Israeli public opinion, politics, and its strategy vis-à-vis the war wi...
After Iran War, Can America Still Be Trusted? w/ Annelle Sheline | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The US/Israel war against Iran has been devastating to many US allies, both in the Middle
East and the wider world. It could easily lead to a Gl...
Pain and Debasement: Rayne Fisher-Quann on Iris Owens' After Claude | Reading Writers
Charlotte puzzles over who exactly wrote Brighton Rock before Jo shares a newfound fascination with big machines, spurred in part by Don Gillmor’s On...
News - Iran Assassinations Escalate, Israel Invades Southern Lebanon, U.S. Pressures Zambia Over Aid for Minerals | American Prestige
Derek wore his Fitbit to a CIA black site, both exposing the security state and meeting his daily step goal. This week’s news: in the Iran war, Israel...
Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Ed Niedermeyer | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the years-long relationship between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein, and how their relationship sheds...
From the Straits of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis, plus Mamdani and the Midterms / Start Making Sense
Trump’s war in Iran is bringing economic chaos and suffering to much of the world, but for American voters, the biggest effect is the soaring price of...
How Iran Turns Into a Ground War w/ Harrison Mann | American Prestige
Writer and former U.S. Army intelligence officer Harrison Mann joins the show to talk about the U.S–Iran war and what a ground invasion could actually...
How is Mamdani Doing? W/ Don Guttenplan | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Former Nation editor Don Guttenplan is now bringing municipal politics to the magazine
with a weekly column tracking the progress of Mayor Zohra...
Tree-Based Horror: Nicholas Russell on Algernon Blackwood’s The Wendigo and Other Stories | Reading Writers
Jo and Charlotte turn their attention to Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe’s mindblowing A Personal Matter and Troubled Lands: Stories of Mexico and Cuba, a...
News - Iran War Escalation and Hormuz Crisis, U.S. Minab School Bombing Fallout, Sudan Drone Warfare | American Prestige
We’re putting out, what, an episode a day at this point? But the news roundup must go on. This week: In the Iran war, casualty and displacement figure...
The Left Doesn't Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss why the left’s hatred of AI is justified, why a different approach to technology is necessary, and how...
Special - International Law and the War on Iran w/ Maryam Jamshidi | American Prestige
Derek welcomes back legal scholar Maryam Jamshidi to discuss the legal aspect of the U.S.–Israel war on Iran. They talk about the administration’s shi...
War in Iran, News in America / Start Making Sense
Tom Stevenson analyzes the latest news and long-term prospects of Trump's Iran war, for both Iran and the US. Tom is a contributing editor for the Lon...
Espionage and Empire in the Cold War w/ Alfred McCoy | American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with historian Alfred McCoy about how the Cold War operated as a global conflict influenced by decolonization, covert action, an...
Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Tim Schwab | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss the evolving story of Bill Gates and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, as well as the issues that a...
Stopping the Iran War w/ Emma Ashford | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The US/Israel War against Iran is shaping out to be a much bigger mess than expected
even by critics. As it turns into a regional conflict that...
Special - War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | American Prestige
Derek welcomes back Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder and CEO of the Bourse and Bazaar Foundation and professor at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss...