American Prestige

Danny and Derek speak with the political scientist Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State and the new podcast American Exception, about the JFK assassination. They delve into the conspiracy theories surrounding the...

Danny and Derek discuss the upcoming elections in Chile and France, Turkey changing its name to Türkiye, the U.S.-UAE relationship and the "New Cold War" with China, and U.S. war crimes in Syria. They then speak with Sheyda Jahanbani, associate...

Danny and Derek speak with the political scientist Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State and the new podcast American Exception, about the JFK assassination. They delve into the conspiracy theories surrounding the...

Danny and Derek give updates on Russia-Ukraine tensions, the recent change of government in Germany, the U.S.' boycott of the Olympics, and the Summit for Democracy. They then speak with Natalie Shure, of The New Republic, and Bob Wright, of The...

Danny is joined by Nando Vila, a producer and co-host of Jacobin Weekends, and Noah Kulwin, a writer and co-host of Blowback. The three gentlemen have gathered to discuss You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Adam Sandler's 2008 meditation on the...

Danny and Derek begin the episode with updates on the omicron COVID variant, the Honduran election, developments in Ethiopia, and the re-opening of the discussions surrounding the Iranian nuclear agreement. They then speak with Sina Toosi, Senior...

Chag Sameach! Danny and Derek are joined by independent scholar Joseph Scales to talk about the history of Hanukkah. They discuss the rivalry between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires that preceded the conflict; the Maccabean/Hasmonean revolt and the...

Danny and Derek wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate, and a good holiday weekend to anyone who doesn't. The boys begin the episode talking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict; the German coalition agreement between the SPD, FDP, and Greens;...

Derek is joined by historian Michael Franczak, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Order at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, to recap the COP26 summit. They discuss the history of the international environmental movement and the US role...

Danny speaks with Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, about the Netflix show Narcos and the long history of the Mexican drug war, from the beginnings of colonization until the late-1990s. They cover the...