Best Atomic Zero Podcasts (2025)

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Atomic Zero Show #110 2:18:36

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Send us a text In this episode, join Augustus, Kenni, and me as we dive into some of the most talked-about topics. First up: the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the polarizing reactions that followed. We then shift our focus to Nepal, where we'll explore what "One Piece in Nepal" means for the younger generation taking control of their future and…

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The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires w/ Jacob Silverman | Tech Won't Save Us 55:01

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Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob’s new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of ⁠Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley⁠. O…

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The Courts vs. Trump—Plus, "Gotham at War" | Start Making Sense 37:26

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As the Supreme Court begins its new term, Trump lost six different cases in district courts just last week, ranging from bans on deploying the National Guard, to defending freedom of speech for noncitizens, to yet another court rejecting his executive order abolishing birthright citizenship. At the same time, Trump is claiming an illegitimate legal…

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Mark O'Shea on close encounters with venomous snakes 28:28

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The Deep Politics of the Government Shutdown 37:01

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Donald Trump has plunged the nation into another government shutdown. I spoke with my Nation colleague Chris Lehmann about the larger political stakes. We take up Trump’s shifting rhetoric, which has started with false and racist claims about undocumented immigrants receiving benefits and now seems to be about gloating over austerity. We also discu…

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Mass Movements with Patrisse Cullors | A People's Climate 37:48

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This is when people-powered movements matter most. In this episode of A People’s Climate, host Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, artist, abolitionist, and author. They explore the deep connections between racial justice, environmental justice, and the fight for a more just and caring world. From her …

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Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan,” UN Reimposes Sanctions on Iran, "Gen Z Protests" in Madagascar and Morocco | American Prestige 48:16

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. Don’t forget to vote for AP in the 2025 Signal Awards! Danny is back on American soil and joins Derek to bring you the news. This week: Trump circulates a Gaza ceasefire proposal with Hamas’ response pending (2:39), Israel issues its final evacuation notice for Gaza City (9:30), and the Samud flot…

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The Growing Divide Between MAGA and Big Tech w/ Tina Nguyen | Tech Won't Save Us 58:26

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Paris Marx is joined by Tina Nguyen to discuss the divisions within the American far-right between the Trump administration, the wider MAGA movement, and the tech executives trying to show they’re on their side. Tina Nguyen is a senior reporter at The Verge and author of The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (And How I Got O…

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Senate Dems Stand Up to Trump-Finally; plus Trump and Tylenol | Start Making Sense 36:52

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For the Senate Democrats this is a big week for defiance. At last they are making popular demands as part of a deal to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown. But Trump still holds a lot of cards. Harold Meyerson will comment. Also: None of us were prepared for the double whammy of last week's White House press conference, where Trump made f…

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How The Internet Broke America w/ Garrett Graff | American Prestige 38:44

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Don't forget to ⁠vote for American Prestige ⁠in the Signal Awards! Danny welcomes to the show journalist and historian Garrett Graff, host of the podcast Long Shadow. They talk about the show’s latest season on the internet, tracing how its promise of democratization and liberation devolved into an engine of polarization and conspiracies. Topics in…

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The Emptiness of Bob Woodward w/ Matt Duss | The Nation Podcast 41:19

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For over 50 years, Bob Woodward has had an uncanny ability to get sources talking—and to sell books. From Watergate to Trump, no political era has gone by without at least one Woodward tome promising to peel back the curtain on how Washington really works. Now, Woodward is out with his latest, the bluntly titled “War.” It’s billed as a look at the …

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Who Are the Shooters? w/ Ken Klippenstein | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 41:59

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The United States continues to be roiled by political violence, with the recent shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas coming hot on the heels of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and a school shooting in Colorado committed by a neo-Nazi. Some of the best reporting on these events has been done by Ken Klippenstein for his Substack. I spoke with Ken …

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An Unreasonable Woman with Diane Wilson | A People's Climate 29:20

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In this episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper and relentless environmental activist, to explore her decades-long fight against Formosa Plastics—a $250 billion petrochemical giant polluting the Texas Gulf Coast. From hunger strikes to scaling the White House fence, Diane’s unwavering…

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The US Military vs. the Environment w/ Gretchen Heefner | American Prestige 53:17

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Danny and Derek speak with historian Gretchen Heefner about how the US military (unsuccessfully) set out to conquer extreme environments and what those efforts reveal about empire, climate, and power. They discuss the US Army training for a desert war that turned out to be mud, the Pentagon’s disastrous attempts to master Greenland’s ice, early blu…

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Is Tesla Still a Car Company? w/ Ed Niedermeyer | Tech Won't Save Us 1:00:28

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Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the mission to turn Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire, Tesla’s growing interest in making robots instead of cars, and how other automakers are coming for the EV market it once dominated. Ed Niedermeyer is the author of ⁠Ludicrous⁠ and co-host of the ⁠Autonocast⁠. Our Sponsors: * this is …

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How We Defeated Trump on Jimmy Kimmel—plus, the attacks on Harvard | Start Making Sense 43:45

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Trump is trying to block speech that criticizes him. Last week began with JD Vance complaining about an article in The Nation that criticized the ideas of Charlie Kirk. Two days after that, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel. And a few days after that, a protest movement forced ABC to put him back on the air. Bhaskar Sunkara comments on the fight over free…

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A New History of the Americas, Pt. 2 w/ Greg Grandin | American Prestige 1:07:14

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Danny and Derek once again speak with historian Greg Grandin about his recent book, America, América: A New History of the New World. In this second part of the conversation, they follow US–Latin American relations from the American Civil War through the present. The discussion covers the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the contradictions of U.S. …

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The MAGA Fashion Revolution | The Nation Podcast 33:38

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Donald Trump and his MAGA movement haven’t just taken over Republican politics. They’ve also taken over Republican fashion. Gone is the stuffy, genteel uniform of the elite. In its place: a loud, anti-establishment, even vulgar sartorial agenda. But what does this style actually say about MAGA politics? What do these clothes suggest about the authe…

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What Bari Weiss Is Really Up To | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 42:12

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Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has often been profiled in the media, but usually in a superficial way that focuses on her personality and disputes with fellow journalists. She is currently on the cusp of great power, reportedly working on a deal to sell The Free Press and take a senior position at CBS. David Klion, Nation columni…

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Gaza City Ground Invasion, US War on “Narco-Terror” in the Caribbean, Russia Sanctions Standoff | American Prestige 1:04:03

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Derek is joined once again by guest co-host Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: in Israel-Palestine, Israel commences its ground operation in Gaza City (1:50), a UN commission rules that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza (8:14), and Netanyahu touts a “Sparta” model for Israel while Smotrich talks Gaza real estate (9:39); fallout from …

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TRAILER: A People's Climate Podcast—Coming Soon! 2:02

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“A People’s Climate” is a new climate podcast by Counterstream Media and The Nation. Hosted by Shilpi Chhotray. This isn’t climate talk as usual. This is environmental justice. Over nine powerful episodes, we bring together activists, organizers, and movement leaders who are fighting on the frontlines. Every conversation reveals not only why the fi…

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Good News for Dems – plus Fascists and Teachers | Start Making Sense 33:33

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In suburban DC, southern Pennsylvania and Iowa, Democrats have won special elections by significant margins – and the polls for this year’s upcoming elections for mayor in New York City, governor in Virginia, and redistricting in California show Democrats well ahead. Also: J.D. Vance attacks The Nation. John Nichols comments. Also: Randi Weingarten…

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A New History of the Americas Pt. 1 w/ Greg Grandin | American Prestige 1:04:28

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Danny and Derek welcome back historian Greg Grandin to talk about his recent book, America, América: A New History of the New World. In this first part of the discussion, they explore how the Spanish conquest produced unprecedented violence while also sparking debates about human rights, the role of Bartolomé de las Casas and the Salamanca School, …

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Yolanda Díaz Is the New Face of the Spanish Left | The Nation Podcast 30:23

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Yolanda Díaz, Spain’s high-profile labor minister, has managed a tightrope walk unthinkable in the country’s recent history. Much to the astonishment of her critics, she’s mitigated inflation while staving off the far right and delivering material improvements for the people of Spain. Can her model of leadership and reform be adopted by a broader l…

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The Failures of the Foreign Policy Elite | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 40:13

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Matt Duss, vice-president of the Center for International Policy, wrote an excellent review for The Nation of Bob Woodward’s book War, which is a celebration of Joe Biden as a foreign policy sage. Duss is rightly skeptical of the book. We discuss Biden’s actual record on Ukraine and especially Gaza. Matt’s essay on this topic for Foreign Policy is …

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Israel Bombs Qatar, Nepal Protests, Russian Drones Enter Polish Airspace | American Prestige 1:09:53

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While Danny remains in talks with Russia, Alex Jordan again helps Derek bring you the headlines. This week: Israel targets Hamas negotiators in a Doha strike (3:30), effectively ending ceasefire talks (8:43); the IDF orders the evacuation of Gaza City (13:11) while reports emerge that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hired an anti-Islam biker gang …

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A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology w/ Aaron Benanav | Tech Won't Save Us 1:00:35

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Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates. It’s a plan to center human experience through democratic discourse while driving true social and technological innovation. ⁠Aaron Benanav⁠ is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University and t…

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Trump’s Really Bad Week in Court—Plus, the New Film by China’s Top Director | Start Making Sense 42:00

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Trump had four major court decisions against him in a single week last week: on tariffs, defunding Harvard, sending troops to LA, and deporting Venezuelans, different courts and appellate panels said he was violating the law. Erwin Chemerinsky comments – he’s Dean of the Law School at Berkeley. Also: The new film “Caught by the Tides” by Jia Zhangk…

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AI Edge Revolution: How Data Centres are Reshaping for AI Service Serving a Vertical Need | Emmanuel Becker 37:36

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The data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. As AI applications drive explosive demand for computing power, traditional approaches to data centre design and deployment are becoming obsolete almost overnight. In this episode, Emmanuel Becker, CEO of Mediterra Datacenters, shares insights from his extensive career spanning the e…

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From The Gilded Age to American Decline w/ Morgan Spector | American Prestige 1:19:05

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Danny and Derek welcome actor Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age, The Plot Against America) to the show for a conversation on politics, Hollywood, and capitalism. They trace his political development from the Iraq War and Obama era to Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism, discuss his documentary The Big Scary “S” Word, and reflect on how Hollywood p…

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Dark Money Invades Social Media | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 41:11

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On August 27, journalist Taylor Lorenz reported for Wired on a dark-money project funded by anonymous Democratic Party donors to shape social media. Her article documented that, "In a private group chat in June, dozens of Democratic political influencers discussed whether to take advantage of an enticing opportunity. They were being offered $8,000 …

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AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, 'Trump Riviera' Gaza Plan, US Bombs Venezuelan Boat | American Prestige 1:03:46

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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 Jordan to bring you the news. This week: a new study warns that the Atlantic circulation system could collapse (2:32); Ukraine introduces AI-driven drone swarms, raising the prospect of autonomous killing machines (5:55); in Israel…

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Will AI Kill Your Job? w/ Brian Merchant | Tech Won't Save Us 59:52

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Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss whether the AI bubble is about to burst and how bosses are deploying AI tools to kill jobs and degrade work. Brian Merchant is the author of ⁠Blood in the Machine⁠ and writes a ⁠newsletter⁠ of the same name. Our Sponsors: * this is a paid advertisement from BetterHelp. Check out BetterHelp: https://…

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Climate Resilience in UK Housing: Preventing Overheating in Net Zero Homes | The Bryden Wood Podcast 49:12

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The UK's push toward net zero has dramatically improved building insulation and airtightness. But there's an unintended consequence that could prove dangerous: overheating. As climate change brings more extreme heat to Britain, these highly insulated homes risk becoming dangerously hot without adequate cooling strategies. In this episode, co-founde…

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Here Comes the Sun, plus Our Fragile Freedoms | Start Making Sense 38:15

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At a time when almost everything seems to be going wrong, Bill McKibben sees one thing that is suddenly going right – a really big thing: solar power, and wind, which now provide cheaper electricity than fossil fuels. Bill’s new book has the wonderful title “Here Comes the Sun” – he says solar is “A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance fo…

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Christianity and 20th Century European Politics w/ Udi Greenberg | American Prestige 58:19

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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, Protestants, and the Remaking of Christian Life in Europe, 1880s–1970s. They explore the alliances Catholics and Protestants forged under the pressures of fascism, the Cold War, and decoloni…

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Atomic Zero Show #109 - Sean Dulake 션 리차드 1:44:23

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Send us a text We’re thrilled to welcome Sean Dulake, a multifaceted actor, producer, director, and the co-founder and CEO of Third Culture Content, to the Atomic Zero Show. Today, we’re diving into his exciting new project, the Amazon Prime Original Series Butterfly, starring and executive produced by the acclaimed Daniel Dae Kim. Born and raised …

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Preparing for the Next War on Iran | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 39:08

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The Iran-Israel conflict in June was terrifying but brief: it lasted 12 days. But that war is not over. Trita Parsi, vice president and cofounder of the Quincy Institute, has been warning that both the United States and Israel are planning for another round, with their European allies providing the groundwork. I spoke to Parsi about the likelihood …

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Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs | American Prestige 54:05

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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 declares a famine in Gaza (3:21), Israel bombs Nasser Hospital (6:34), and Trump hosts a White House “day after” meeting (13:25); Europe moves to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran (16:16);…

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How China’s Renewable Push Upends Geopolitics | Tech Won't Save Us 1:01:19

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Paris Marx is joined by Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay to discuss the geopolitics behind China’s investments in green tech and electrification, and how it presents the prospect of a new development model based on renewables instead of fossil fuels. Kate Mackenzie is an adjunct fellow at Macquarie University. Tim Sahay is co-director of the Net Zero I…

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Trump’s National Guard Strategy—Plus, the Secret Behind ‘Huck Finn’ | Start Making Sense 39:16

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What is Trump’s strategy in deploying the National Guard to L.A., then D.C., and now probably Chicago and New York? Does he want the military in the street of blue cities for the midterms next year? They will still elect Democrats to the House. John Nichols comments. Also: ‘Huckleberry Finn’ is America's great anti-slavery novel, but there's a secr…

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Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception w/ Rashid Khalidi | American Prestige 1:03:30

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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 discuss the university equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, the school bringing in outside monitors, bipartisan U.S. support for Israel despite shifting public opinion, and how …

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Trump-Putin Summit, India Turns From US to China, and Bolivia Election w/ Olivia Arigho-Stiles | American Prestige 47:48

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and hear the full interview on the Bolivia election. Don’t forget our Welcome to the Crusades and Of This World series! Derek took away Danny’s iPad, so now Danny has to help with the news. This week: the great Trump-Putin summit takes place (1:39) as Zelensky visits the White House (5:44); Hamas accepts the newest cea…

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Why Countries Must Fight For Digital Sovereignty | Tech Won't Save Us 59:38

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Paris Marx is joined by Cecilia Rikap to discuss how countries’ dependence on US tech companies is harming them and why they need to get serious about digital sovereignty. Cecilia Rikap is Associate Professor in Economics at University College London and Head of Research at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. Our Sponsors: * this is a …

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The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court | Start Making Sense 46:12

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In The Nation’s interview with Zohran Mamdani, he talks how he won the New York City Democratic primary for mayor, by addressing the city’s affordability crisis—and what the Democrats can learn from his victory. Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols, who conducted the interview, introduce our excerpts and set the stage. Also: It’s time to take a s…

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Self-Censorship w/ Glenn Loury | American Prestige 1:13:33

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Danny and Derek Davison welcome to the program economist Glenn Loury, host of The Glenn Show, to talk about the re-release of his 1994 book Self-Censorship. They discuss the reasons he originally wrote the book, including self-censorship among intellectuals in late 1980s Eastern Europe as well as the response to Glenn’s critiques of US debates on r…

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The Great Canadian Betrayal | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 43:29

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In April, the Liberal Party of Canada, under the leadership of Mark Carney, won an election that heartened opponents of the right-wing. Carney had run on the promise of fighting Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada and also to bolster the Canadian state to deal with issues like affordable housing. But in office, Carney has been delivering somethi…

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Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal, Israel Seeks Country to Expel Palestinians, Upcoming Russia-Ukraine Summit | American Prestige 43:04

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Don't forget to check out our series "Welcome to the Crusades" and "Of This World." Danny and Derek’s The Life of a Go-Go Boy album is shelved indefinitely. Meanwhile, in world news: Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a U.S.-brokered peace deal (1:35); Israel prepares for an operation in Gaza City as it continues its search for countries willing to take i…

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The Murder of Anas al-Sharif and Gaza’s Future w/ Mohammad Alsaafin | American Prestige 56:01

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On a special edition of American Prestige, Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, returns to the program to discuss recent events concerning Palestine. He and Derek talk about journalists killed by Israel in Gaza, including Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif; the broad dehumanization of Palestinian journalists by many mainstream outlets; the plann…

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Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump v. UCLA | Start Making Sense 44:11

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In WWII, Denmark rescued a larger proportion of their Jewish population than any other country – 95%. How they did it suggests how we can resist Trump’s attacks on undocumented residents. Sarah Sophie Flicker explains – she’s an organizer who’s a co-founder of the Women’s March on Washington. Also: Donald Trump is demanding that UCLA pay a $1 billi…