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What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon w/ Branko Marcetic | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The late Jeffrey Epstein was friends with all sorts of elite figures in the US and many other countries. This extensive network is now sometimes desc…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Iran Talks Near Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand | American Prestige
Producer Jake regrettably had his pet rat confiscated after an ill-fated cruise. In this week’s news: Iran considers a U.S. peace proposal (1:37), Pr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Muskism Is the New Fordism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian / Tech Won't Say Us
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to discuss their new book Muskism which explores how Elon Musk exemplifies a new economic sys…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Election Protection in the Midterms, plus Racists and Neo-Nazis in the 1940s and 50s / Start Making Sense
Trump’s efforts to block Democratic voting in the midterms, or overturn the results, is not going to work—Ian Bassin explains the widespread preparat…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Radical Liberalism w/ Alex Zakaras I American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Alex Zakaras, professor of political science at the University of Vermont, to talk about the history and future o…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
"If we have a chance, it lives in the tenant union" w/ Tara Raghuveer | Fighting Fascism
Tara Raghuveer joins us to talk about her work building tenant unions, her belief that tenant unions can be to working-class people in the 21st centu…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal / American Prestige
King Charles paid his respects at AP HQ, but was put off by Danny’s pet ferrets. In this week’s news: Iran talks collapse as Trump weighs a blockade …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple w/ Brian Merchant / Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, including his history and legacy, and w…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
May Day Action—Plus a Confederate Monuments Takedown I Start Making Sense
In this week’s political rundown, John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s Ma…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Cold War Liberal Empire w/ Daniel Bessner and Michael Brenes I American Prestige
Derek speaks with Danny and Mike Brenes about Cold War liberalism, its shaping of the American empire, and more from their new co-edited volume. They…
3 months, 4 weeks ago