American Prestige

A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world. www.americanprestigepod.com

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 32m. Bisher sind 484 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 5 hours 42 minutes

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Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election Run-Off w/ Djene Bajalan


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Derek speaks with Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, to recap what happened in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election run-off, the dynamics at play, what to expect moving forward, and more.

Check out Djene at This Is Revolution podcast and his new radio program at KSMU Talking History!

Recorded Tuesday, May 30, 20…


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 May 30, 2023  5m
 
 

E99 - Imran Khan w/ Arsalan Khan


Danny and Derek welcome to the program Arsalan Khan, assistant professor of anthropology at Union College, for a primer on Imran Khan, Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-prime minister-turned-opposition leader. They discuss his celebrity background, his early ideology, the state of Pakistan in the the 1990s, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), his relationship with the military, activity during the Musharraf government, his term as prime minister, the subsequent no confidence vote, and more...


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 May 30, 2023  1h1m
 
 

Bonus - Indigenous American Sovereignty and Subjecthood w/ Matthew Kruer


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Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Matthew Kruer, assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, to discuss his essay “Indigenous Subjecthood and White Populism in British America”. The discussion focuses on the American colonies of the 17th and 18th century, touching on the antimony between sovereignty and subjecthood, England’s notio…


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 May 28, 2023  5m
 
 

News Roundup - May 26, 2023


Danny is back to full strength, so he and Derek combined forces to take on…The News...


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 May 26, 2023  31m
 
 

E98 - Intro to Erdoğan w/ Gönül Tol


Danny and Derek welcome Gönül Tol, founding director of the Middle East Institute's Turkey program and author of Erdoğan's War: A Strongman's Struggle at Home and in Syria to discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They touch on his origins with AKP in the early aughts, his interactions with the military, his relationship with Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, Erdoğan’s foreign policy, the effect of the Arab Spring on his tenure, how he’s approached “the Kurdish issue”, and more...


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 May 23, 2023  47m
 
 

Bonus - The History of Taiwan, Ep. 4 w/ James Lin


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Danny and Derek welcome back James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington, to conclude their discussion of the history of Taiwan. They pick up in the 1970s with Chiang Kai-shek’s death, democratization, the Tangwai movement, Lee Teng-hui, the Taiwan-PRC relationship in the aughts, Taiwan’s tech sector, and more…


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 May 21, 2023  5m
 
 

News Roundup - May 19, 2023


Danny has been upgraded with new gum implants, enabling him to better yammer on about God knows what while Derek actually educates us on what’s happening...


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 May 19, 2023  36m
 
 

E97 - Vibes of Rome w/ Milo Edwards, Phoebe Roy, and Patrick Wyman


Danny and Derek welcome Milo Edwards, Phoebe Roy, and Patrick Wyman, recovering classicists and hosts of Rome, the podcast about HBO’s series Rome. They talk about the development of the show in the early era of prestige TV, the portrayal of the city itself, Vorenus and Pullo, the imaginary of the average Roman, Atia and depictions of Roman femininity, and more...


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 May 16, 2023  57m
 
 

Bonus - Mother Mary's Day w/ Eleanor Janega


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Happy Mother’s Day! Danny and Derek welcome Eleanor Janega, co-host of the We’re Not So Different podcast and author of The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society, to discuss one of the great mothers of history: The Virgin Mary. They discuss what actually makes Mary the ultimate medieval mother (despite being from ancient times)…


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 May 14, 2023  5m
 
 

Special - The 2023 Turkish Presidential Election w/ Djene Bajalan


Derek welcomes back another AP Champion, Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, to discuss tomorrow’s presidential election in Turkey. They discuss Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, a “free and fair” election, the political fallout of the 2023 earthquake, how Erdoğan’s strengthening of the presidency plays into things, the stakes for Syrian refugees, and more.

Recorded Friday, May 12, 2023



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 May 13, 2023  1h6m