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The Nation PodcastsWhat Google Zero Means for Journalism | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google’s use of generative AI is sending far less traffic to all manner of websites, but especially news…
The Nation PodcastsKatrina vanden Heuvel on Where We’re Going, and Robert Reich on How We Got Here | Start Making Sense
How do we face how bad things are now, while also understanding the reasons for hope, and the opportunities for action? Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and…
The Nation PodcastsHow Land Determines Our Fate | American Prestige
Michael Albertus, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, joins the program to talk about his book Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t…
The Nation PodcastsZohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Writing in The New Republic, Greg Sargent called attention to Zohran Mamdani’s highly effective media strategy which has allowed him to reach many voters that…
The Nation PodcastsIsrael Continues Starving Gaza, Thailand and Cambodia Ceasefire, Global Fresh Water Supply Dwindling | American Prestige
Don’t forget to purchase our “Welcome to the Crusades” special series! Danny and Derek are monitoring the Liam Neeson-Pamela Anderson situation. Otherwise, in…
The Nation PodcastsTrump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire’s Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of…
The Nation PodcastsDems Who Didn’t Vote In 2024—Plus, Mussolini and Trump | Start Making Sense
Six million Democrats who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 did not vote in 2024. What’s wrong with them? Pollster and strategist Celinda Lake explains who they are…
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The Perils of Competition With China | American Prestige
Great Power Week continues here at American Prestige as historian Michael Brenes joins the show to talk about how prolonged competition with China threatens…
The Nation PodcastsDonald Trump’s Foreign Policy Betrayal | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Since 2015, Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the American foreign policy establishment for being too belligerent and unwilling to negotiate with…
The Nation PodcastsGaza Starvation, ICJ Climate Ruling, Thai-Cambodian Border Clash | American Prestige
Don’t forget to buy our “Welcome to the Crusades” miniseries! Danny and Derek also rail against the war pigs, but lack the heavy riffs. This week: the…
The Nation PodcastsDecomputing For a Better Future | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the political push by global governments towards rapid AI adoption at all costs, and how citizens can…
The Nation PodcastsHow the Courts Blocked ICE Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed | Start Making Sense
A federal court in LA has stopped ICE from detaining people for deportation because they look Latino – that’s racial discrimination, and it’s unconstitutional…
The Nation PodcastsThe CIA’s Imperial History, Pt. 2 | American Prestige
Hugh Wilford, professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, is back on the program to conclude the discussion of his book The CIA: An…
The Nation PodcastsHow the Tech Billionaires Bought Radical Journalists | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Tech lords such as Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are among the richest humans who have ever lived and have an enormous sway over the American political system but…
The Nation PodcastsIsrael Bombs Damascus, Militant Violence in Haiti, France Withdraws Troops from Senegal | American Prestige
Derek is in the shop for maintenance, so Danny presents the news with the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jordan. This week: Israel bombs the Syrian Defense Ministry…
The Nation PodcastsMicrosoft Is Gutting the Video Game Industry | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss the latest round of Microsoft layoffs and how the company’s ambition to remake the video game industry around…
The Nation PodcastsMusk’s Third Party—Plus, the Birthright Citizenship Class Action | Start Making Sense
There’s trouble in Trump world: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is launching a Third Party to challenge Trump’s Republicans in the midterms and maybe in…
The Nation PodcastsThe History of America’s Entrepreneurial Work Ethic | American Prestige
Pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, rise ‘n grind, and find your calling as we welcome historian Erik Baker to the program to talk about his book Make Your…
The Nation PodcastsThe Roots of Trump’s Foreign Policy Instability | The Time of Monsters With Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been as unstable as the man himself, shifting quickly from pushes for restraint to escalating wars in the Middle East. This…
The Nation PodcastsHouthis Resume Red Sea Attacks, New IDF Strikes in Lebanon, Deadly Kenya Protests | American Prestige
Remember that today is the last day to order our limited edition “Robo Washington Crossing the Delaware” poster! Paid subscribers get a 50% discount! AP’s…
The Nation PodcastsHow the US Weaponizes Technology in the Middle East | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Laleh Khalili to discuss how the United States uses its control of key technologies to shift global power dynamics, and how that…
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Trump v. L.A.—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ | Start Making Sense
Trump’s ICE is attacking undocumented people in LA County because there are a lot of them -- maybe a million, out of a total of 3.3 million Latinos, and also…
The Nation PodcastsThe Human Cost of Economic Sanctions | American Prestige
Get your limited edition "Robo Washington" poster now! Economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Mark…
The Nation PodcastsHow Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of The Washington Post | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Writing in The Nation, Pamela Alma Weymouth drew a contrast between Kay Graham, her late grandmother who was publisher of The Washington Post when it fought…
The Nation PodcastsDRC-Rwanda Peace Deal, PKK Disarmament, US Airstrikes in Somalia | American Prestige
Our news roundups are sometimes big, but never beautiful. This week: the PKK to begin its disarmament in Turkey (1:17); Iran suspends its cooperation with the…
The Nation PodcastsThe Geopolitical Fight Against Huawei | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Yangyang Cheng to discuss how Huawei became one of the most powerful companies in China and how current geopolitical narratives…
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How Mamdani Won—Plus, Harvard v. Trump | Start Making Sense
The surprise victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic mayor primary over a well-funded establishment candidate shows that…
The Nation PodcastsThe Continued Assault on Gaza and the West Bank | American Prestige
Derek welcomes back to the show Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist specializing in Israeli/Palestinian affairs and regional Middle East issues, to talk about the…
The Nation PodcastsOur Fifty States of Disunion and Who Could Secede | The Nation Podcast
The term “the nation”—as it refers to the country—has a relatively recent history in American political rhetoric. Until the Civil War, politicians more…
The Nation PodcastsThe Never Trump Crowd Still Loves Mid-East Wars | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Over the last decade, centrist Democrats have diligent courted Never Trump Republicans, hoping that this cohort could help create a new consensus politics to…
The Nation PodcastsIran Strikes and Ceasefire, Nato Ups Defense Budgets, Supreme Court Okays Government Trafficking Migrants | American Prestige
Don’t forget to purchase our “Welcome to the Crusades” series before the price increases next week. Paid AP subscribers get a 25% discount, so subscribe today!…
The Nation PodcastsChatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how AI companies are preying on users to drive engagement and how that’s…
The Nation PodcastsHow E. Jean Carroll Beat Trump in Court—Plus, What Really Happened in the 2024 Election | Start Making Sense
Donald Trump, found guilty of sexual assault and defamation, owes E. Jean Carroll $88 million. She explains how she beat him in court, twice, proving that he…
The Nation PodcastsTracking Think Tanks w/ Ben Freeman and Nick Cleveland-Stout | American Prestige
Ben Freeman and Nick Cleveland-Stout from the Quincy Institute join the program to talk about their Think Tank Funding Tracker, a repository that tracks…
The Nation PodcastsGreater America and the Victims of Its Ambition | The Nation Podcast
On a recent trip to El Salvador, writer Viet Thanh Nguyen noticed striking parallels between the small Central American nation and his own country of origin…
The Nation PodcastsDemocrats Need to Reclaim Anti-War Politics | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Donald Trump has betrayed his promise to be a pro-peace president. Prodded by Washington hawks and the Israeli government, he has green-lit Israel’s attack on…
The Nation PodcastsIsrael-Iran War, Russia Strikes Kyiv, Trump Expands Travel Ban | American Prestige
No ChatGPT here—our em dashes are organic. This week: in the Iran-Israel war, an update on the casualties and targets (1:52), US involvement remains in…
The Nation PodcastsBrazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Laís Martins to discuss the recent enforcement measures against tech companies like X and Rumble…
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Lessons of "No Kings"—Plus, Stopping the Medicaid Cuts | Start Making Sense
Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests, with 5 million people at 2100 events, was the largest single day of protest in American history. Leah Greenberg of Indivisible…
The Nation PodcastsWelcome to the Crusades, Episode 1: Rome, 1095 | American Prestige
And now for something a little different: American Prestige has released the first two episodes of their standalone miniseries with the crew from We're Not So…
The Nation PodcastsHow Cargo Ships Explain the World | The Nation Podcast
A hotel for Thatcher’s fallen soldiers in the Falkland Islands. A hospital for Rikers inmates. A home for workers in the offshore fossil fuel industry. These…
The Nation PodcastsElon Musk and Silicon Valley Drug Culture | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have reported that Elon Musk, currently trying to mend a feud with his quondam political ally Donald Trump…
The Nation PodcastsTensions Rise with Iran, Sudan-Libya Border Clashes, Trump Creating Office of Remigration | American Prestige
NOTE: This episode was recorded before Israel's attack on Iran. Danny and Derek are everyday people who still believe in you. This week: the AUKUS security…
The Nation PodcastsWe All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altman’s goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people and the…
The Nation PodcastsSaturday’s "No Kings" Day of Defiance, plus Report from LA | Start Making Sense
With tanks rolling down the street in DC on Saturday and troops being deployed to LA, it’s never been more important to come together in nonviolent action to…
The Nation PodcastsHow the Low Culture of 1999 Predicted Modern America | American Prestige
In this week’s episode, Danny speaks with journalist Ross Benes about his book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times…
The Nation PodcastsWill New Jersey and Virginia Send Trump a Message? | The Nation Podcast
Across the country, Democratic leaders and voters are beginning to push back against Trump’s cruelty and chaos. Some are cautiously optimistic that a few key…
The Nation PodcastsUkraine Drone Attack, Gaza Aid Center Massacres, IAEA Suggests “Secret Nuclear Activities” in Iran | American Prestige
We’re sorry to say that we’re professionals, and Danny and Derek’s falling out will be behind closed doors. In this week’s news: in Russia-Ukraine, Ukraine…
The Nation PodcastsThe New Military-Industrial Complex | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss how Silicon Valley is shamelessly courting government military contracts, using tactics to silence employee…
The Nation PodcastsThe 2025 Vote the Dems Must Win—Plus, New York in the 1960s | Start Making Sense
Forget the midterms next year, at least for now. The fight against Trump runs through the elections this November—starting with Virginia and New Jersey. The…
The Nation PodcastsThe History of the US War on Prostitution | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the program author Eva Payne to talk about her book Empire of Purity: The History of Americans’ Global War on Prostitution. They…
The Nation PodcastsTrump’s Immigration Facade | The Nation Podcast
On this episode of The Nation Podcast, editor D.D. Guttenplan talks to veteran journalist and broadcaster Ray Suarez about the gap between Donald Trump’s…
The Nation PodcastsMichael Ledeen and Trumpian Fascism | The Time of Monsters
Michael Ledeen, who died on May 17 at age 83, was a prominent figure on the American right since the 1970s. He is most famous, or notorious, as one of the…
The Nation PodcastsGaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas | American Prestige
In this week’s American Prestige news roundup: US-Iran negotiations might be making progress (1:02); in Israel-Palestine, a new aid program implemented gets…
The Nation PodcastsThe Case for a Digital Detox w/ Casey Johnston | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Casey Johnston to discuss why she pared back on social media, made her smartphone much dumber…
The Nation PodcastsWinning Rural Voters, plus J. Edgar Hoover | Start Making Sense
Rural America is Trump country. Last November Trump carried 93 percent of rural counties.. How can Democrats change that? Anthony Flaccavento and Erica…
The Nation PodcastsSouth Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal w/ Joshua Craze | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher Joshua Craze returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. They cover the…
The Nation PodcastsJohn Semley on The Gamblification of America | The Nation Podcast
For sports fans in the US, betting has never been more common, or more accessible. But beneath the surface of this booming pastime, a darker story is…
The Nation PodcastsTaking David Horowitz Seriously | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The late David Horowitz, who died in April at age 86, was often dismissed as a fringe figure not just by liberals and leftists but even many on the right…
The Nation PodcastsUkraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots | American Prestige
This week in the American Prestige news roundup: the Ukraine peace talks collapse (3:30) as Trump stuns European allies with his sudden pivot back to positions…