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The UK Government’s AI Obsession Is a Big Risk w/ Will Dunn / Tech Won't Save Us
What happens when a government goes all in on AI? It creates some huge vulnerabilities. Will Dunn joins Paris Marx to dig into how the UK government i...
Democrats After the Voting Rights Act, plus Jews Against Zionism / Start Making Sense
Last week was one of the roughest for Democrats since Trump won the election in 2024 - the Supreme Court ended Black congressional representation in m...
Journalism in the Age of Oligarchy w/ David Sirota / American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with David Sirota, founder and EIC of The Lever, about journalism, independent media, and the consolidation of presidential powe...
Down with the AI Overlords w/ Sarah Myers West / Fighting Fascism
You've already heard us rant about AI. What if you could hear someone who's actually super smart and profoundly informed... also rant about AI? We're...
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 descr...
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), Pro...
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 syst...
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 preparati...
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 of...
"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 centur...
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 a...
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 wh...
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 May...
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...
FDR, the OG Antifascist w/ Eric Rauchway | Fighting Fascism
Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal Matters, to discuss America’s OG antifascist, FDR. What lessons can we learn fr...
The End of American Global Power? W/ Anusar Farooqui | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The conflict in the Middle East is currently in an intermittent holding action with an extended ceasefire but no diplomatic breakthrough. To assess wh...
Iran Ceasefire Amid Blockade Standoff, Japan Arms Exports Expand, CIA Operatives Die in Mexico | American Prestige
Danny and Derek will livestream from Route 3 as they take to the World Cup on foot. This week’s news: in Iran, Trump extends the ceasefire after talks...
The Problem with "CEO Said a Thing" Journalism w/ Karl Bode | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Karl Bode to discuss how tech journalists coupled with corporate interests are irresponsibly boosting the profile of tech CEOs...
Ro Khanna: AI for the People; plus Trump’s Downward Spiral / Start Making Sense
We need an AI revolution that works for the people, not just the billionaires. That’s Ro Khanna’s “AI Manifesto.” He’s the member of Congress who repr...
Israeli Annexation in the West Bank w/ Oren Ziv | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Oren Ziv to talk about Israeli settlement expansion and political changes in the West Bank. They discuss the legal...
How Hungary Fought Their Fascists w/ Zack Beauchamp and Jennifer McCoy | Fighting Fascism
We have, of course, always been experts on Hungary…but just in case we’re missing something, we brought on two actual experts. Senior Vox reporter Zac...
Palestine and the Iran War w/ Yousef Munayyer | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
As negotiations proceed in ending the Iran War, the question of the relationship between the US
and Israel becomes more salient. I spoke with M...
Lebanon Ceasefire, Orbán Loses Hungarian Election, Trump Prepares Cuba Incursion | American Prestige
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Danny and Derek are considering attending the Met Gala. In this week’s news: Iran talks...
Cybertrucks Are a Safety Disaster With Dara Kerr | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dara Kerr to discuss how Elon’s decision to prioritize aesthetics over safety has created a safety crisis, causing people to b...
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Rebecca Solnit on Long Term Strategy, plus Resisting ICE in Small Town America / Start Making Sense
It’s been only a couple of weeks since the No Kings 3 protests, but we can see now how protest and resistance are changing in America: that one it was...
The Party of Chaos w/ Paul Heideman | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show writer Paul Heideman to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party from the main party of business inte...
America, Israel, and the Jews (w/ David Klion) | Fighting Fascism
Aaron and Matt are joined by Nation columnist David Klion to talk about the role that Israel has played in the rise of American fascism and what it al...
Israel Bombs Lebanon, Iran Halts Hormuz Traffic, Orban Faces Election Defeat | American Prestige
Danny “Hollywood” Bessner and Derek “Bethesda” Davison are back with the news. This week: Israel bombs Lebanon and kills hundreds (2:09) as Iran halts...
Take A Break From The Feed w/ Amanda Mull | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the effects of constantly “monitoring the situation” through custom news, social, or live feeds, includ...
Minnesota Changed Everything—Plus, History on the Road | Start Making Sense
Minnesota changed everything: how Minnesota’s resistance to ICE provides a model and inspiration for a national pro-democracy movement. Deepak Bhargav...
Europe, Iran, and the Transatlantic Relationship w/ Eldar Mamedov | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Eldar Mamedov, foreign policy expert and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to talk about Europe’s respo...
What If Democrats Didn’t Suck? (w/ Morris Katz) | Fighting Fascism
Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Morris Katz, lead strategist for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, to talk about why the Democratic Party suc...
Trump Extends Iran War, Israel Expands Lebanon Occupation, Russian Tanker Reaches Cuba | American Prestige
Derek is monitoring The Situation, so Always at War’s Alex Jordan is back to deliver the news with Danny. This week: Trump extends the Iran war withou...
Why Iran is Attacking Data Centers w/ Sam Biddle | Tech Won't Save US
Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss what it means for data centers to become targets in a war, and how Silicon Valley is aiding the US war a...
Protest after No Kings, plus Abortion after Dobbs / Start Making Sense
We’re still thinking about No Kings 3 day on Saturday: 8 million people. 3,300 events. ‘No Kings’ protests in almost every city and town in the countr...
Marx Prestige, Episode 1: The Civil War and American Capitalism | American Prestige
In lieu of a standard episode today, we are premiering the first episode of Marx Prestige, a series where Danny, Derek, and historian Andrew Hartman...
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...
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 authoritar...
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 season...