Don't forget the weekly LIVESTREAM Tomorrow at 8 pm ET Our guest is Becca Lewis (@beccalew.bsky.social), historian of Silicon Valley We'll be talking about FLOCK 📷 Watch on YouTube, Instagram, or Twitch📸 linktr.ee/americanpres...

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E260 - Imperialist Realism w/ @dbessner.bsky.social Co-host Danny Bessner joins Derek to talk about his book "Imperialist Realism" and how the concept plays out in American foreign policy and pop culture. americanprestigepod.com/episodes/455...

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“American Prestige” takes a comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy and int'l affairs, providing listeners with everything they need to know about what's going on in the world.

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Bonus - Ukraine's PR War w/ @markames.bsky.social Mark Ames is back on the podcast to talk with Derek about what's going on in Ukraine. Link in the replies ⬇️

News — U.S.-Iran Air War Resumes, Sudanese Army Secures Kordofan Highway, Fujimori Takes Office in Peru The weekly news roundup is out for the bold and the beautiful. Link in the replies 🔽

Reminder that our livestream is back tonight at 8 pm ET! Tonight's stream welcomes back journalist Jasper Nathaniel for a conversation about his latest trip to the West Bank. Join the chat! Links in the replies.

E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/@bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social Historian Brad Simpson joins the show to talk about the 100-year evolution of self-determination and why the idea remains contentious today. Link in the replies ⏬

Video Exclusive — The US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Explained w/ Kelsey Davenport Kelsey Davenport of @armscontrolnow.bsky.social sits down with Derek to talk about Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. youtu.be/xOLoNt9w75g

The US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Explained w/ Kelsey Davenport

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Bonus - The Real Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen Joel Christensen talks about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and how it compares with the original epic. americanprestigepod.com/episodes/994...

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“American Prestige” takes a comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy and int'l affairs, providing listeners with everything they need to know about what's going on in the world.

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News — Iran War Kills US Troops, US-Saudi Arabia Strike Nuclear Deal, Zelensky Fires Top General As promised, your weekly news roundup. americanprestigepod.com/episodes/105...

E258 - How the New Deal Invented the National Security State w/ Andrew Preston Historian Andrew Preston traces the evolution of "national security" and how the New Deal laid the foundation of the current security state. Link in the replies ⬇️

Trump Turns the War on Terror on the Left w/ @attackerman.bsky.social Spener Ackerman is back on the show, this time to talk about the Trump administration using war on terror infrastructure to target the left. youtu.be/qSyxRGmXbAI

Trump Turns the War on Terror on the Left w/ Spencer Ackerman

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Bonus - The Right Takes Higher Ed w/ Ann Manov Writer Ann Manov speaks with Danny about the state of higher education and the right’s efforts to reshape the humanities. Link in the replies 📚

News — U.S. Resumes Iran War, DRC Ebola Outbreak Surges, Burnham Becomes UK PM The weekly news roundup returns! americanprestigepod.com/episodes/463...

Our weekly livestream is tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Tonight's a little different since you'll be able to watch it on YouTube, Instagram, or on X: The Everything App. Links to all our video socials in the replies. See you tonight!

E257 - The Need for Responsible AI w/ @robertwrighter.bsky.social Robert Wright of @nonzeronews.bsky.social is back on the show, this time to talk about his new book "The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning." Link in the replies 🤖

A New Political Order in Northern Syria w/@akmckeever.bsky.social Alexander McKeever of the This Week in Northern Syria newsletter is on for a YouTube-only episode to talk about the situation for the Kurds of northern Syria. youtu.be/BvMVRuEp0lE

A New Political Order in Northern Syria w/ Alexander McKeever

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News - U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government, Sudan’s El-Obeid Braces for RSF Assault The news roundup is out for all! Link in the replies.

AP x @nonzeronews.bsky.social - Iran, Israel, and the Future of US Power w/ @robertwrighter.bsky.social The AP-NonZero collaboration continues! americanprestigepod.com/episodes/226...

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“American Prestige” takes a comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy and int'l affairs, providing listeners with everything they need to know about what's going on in the world.

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Our weekly LIVESTREAM is starting a bit later tonight, at 8:45 p.m. ET. Link in the replies!

Need a break from the World Cup? Watch our latest video exclusive with @davidklion.bsky.social on the politics of antisemitism! Topics include: the antisemitism panic after 10/7, conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, antisemitism on the right, and more. youtu.be/ovymmN_3zVQ?...

The Politics of Antisemitism w/ David Klion

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Bonus - A Left-Right Antiwar Alliance? w/ Curt Mills and Andrew Day Curt Mills and Andrew Day of The American Conservative join the program to talk about the left and right finding common ground in an antiwar coalition. Link in the replies.

Bonus - How the British Empire Lost America w/ Andrew Shankman In a free bonus episode, the group details how and why the U.S. gained independence. Link in the replies⤵️

E255 - The History of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ @azodiac83.bsky.social Sina Azodi returns to the show to tell us all about Iran’s nuclear program. Link in the replies ⬇️

Video Exclusive - Is Trump the Most Corrupt President in History? w/ Branko Marcetic Branko Marcetic of @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social is on for our latest YouTube-only interview to talk about corruption in the Trump administration. Link in the replies ⬇️

Bonus - American Politics at the End of Trumpism w/ Aziz Rana Aziz Rana is back on the show to talk about where America and the international order are heading as we approach the end of the Trump era. Link in the replies.

News - Iran Talks Advance, Starmer Resigns, Israel Targets Children in Gaza The news roundup is out for the bold and the beautiful. Link in the replies 🔽

E254 - How Zionism Failed w/ Omer Bartov Professor Omer Bartov is on the show to talk about how Zionism reached its current form and whether its fate was predetermined. Link in the replies.

Video Exclusive - Oman Between The U.S. and Iran w/ @giorgiocafiero.bsky.social Giorgio Cafiero joins Derek to talk about Oman's struggle to maintain neutrality between the U.S. and Iran in the recent conflict. youtu.be/wVJeZFr1QHo

Oman Between The U.S. and Iran w/ Giorgio Cafiero

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News - U.S.-Iran MoU Takes Effect, West Bank Settlement Expansion, Fujimori Leads Peru Election Count The weekly news roundup returns! Link in the replies.

E253 - Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall w/ @patrickwyman.bsky.social Patrick Wyman is back on AP, this time to talk about the formation and collapse of ancient societies, and how these stories are still relevant. Link in the replies.