Podcast Episodes

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 normie…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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 authoritarian pr…

2 months ago

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 seaso…

2 months ago

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 ar…

2 months ago

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 s…

2 months ago

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-d…

2 months ago

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 w…

2 months ago

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 Global D…

2 months, 1 week ago

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…

2 months, 1 week ago

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, Israe…

2 months, 1 week ago