Podcast Episodes

Bonus - Language, Genocide, and American Power w/ Shadi Hamid

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Danny and Derek welcome Washington Post columnist and Wisdom of Crowds co-host Shadi Hamid to the show to discuss the shift in rhetoric and fr…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

News - AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, “Trump Riviera” Gaza Plan, US Bombs Venezuelan Boat

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Danny is in talks with the Kremlin to unfreeze his accounts, so Derek is joined instead by the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jorda…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

E224 - Christianity and 20th Century European Politics w/ Udi Greenberg

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Danny and Derek welcome back to the program historian Udi Greenberg to discuss his reinterpretation of modern Christianity in The End of the Schism: Catholics, Protesta…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Bonus - The Global Turn of American Policing w/ Stuart Schrader (Preview)

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Danny and Derek speak with historian Stuart Schrader about the global history of American policing and how US police power has been shaped by struggles both at hom…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

News - Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs

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Danny and Derek get in one last news update before Danny moves to an undisclosed American Prestige satellite campus. This week: In Israel-Palestine, the IPC formally de…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

E223 - Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception w/ Rashid Khalidi

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Danny and Derek welcome historian Rashid Khalidi back to the program, this time to talk about Columbia University’s agreement with the Trump administration. They discus…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Bonus - The Trump-Putin Summit w/ Charles Kupchan (Preview)

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Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international affairs at Georgetown Un…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

News - Trump-Putin Summit, India Turns From US to China, and Bolivia Election w/ Olivia Arigho-Stiles

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Don’t forget our Welcome to the Crusades and Of This World series!

Derek took away Danny’s iPad, so now Danny has to…

Published on 1 month ago

Special - The US Military’s On-Base Slot Machine Racket w/ Molly Longman (Preview)

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Danny and Derek speak with freelance journalist Molly Longman about ⁠her piece for Wired ⁠detailing how the US military makes over $70 million annually from slot m…

Published on 1 month ago

E222 - Self-Censorship w/ Glenn Loury

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Don't forget our new series Of This World and Welcome to the Crusades!

Danny and Derek Davison welcome to the program economist Glenn Loury, host o…

Published on 1 month ago