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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
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Trump is Using Terrorist Charges to Wage Political War w/ Josh Kovensky | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Over at Talking Points Memo, Josh Kovensky has written an essay on the Trump
administration’s use of anti-terrorism law to target political grou...
Iran Strike Delayed, Gaza Aid Suppressed, Nigeria Militant Attack | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are still in talks with The Muppets' people about an appearance, so we’ll keep things buttoned up for now. This week: The U.S. and Ira...
Netflix Buying Warner Would be a Disaster w/ AS Hamrah | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by AS Hamrah to discuss the proposed Netflix-Warner Bros Discovery merger and what it might mean for the state of decline already...
The fight to Stop ICE—in Congress, and at the Super Bowl | Start Making Sense
The next two weeks Democrats in Congress will be working to use the budget to set limits on ICE-to require judicial warrants, masks off and body camer...
The End of the Postwar Consensus w/ Paul Starr | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are joined by sociologist Paul Starr to talk about the transformation of American politics from the postwar period to the present. The...
The Nation’s “A Day for Gaza” w/ Jack Mirkinson | American Prestige
Derek speaks with Jack Mirkinson, senior editor at The Nation, about “A Day for Gaza,” a one-day project where the magazine is devoting its entire...
War Clouds Over Iran w/ Amir Handjani | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Donald Trump is sending over what he calls “a massive Armada” to Iran with the
promises to do a reprise of his quick attack on Venezuela that en...
Moral Discord: Noah Kulwin on Ross Macdonald’s Black Money | Reading Writers
The hosts discuss Stephanie Wambugu’s justly-hyped novel Lonely Crowds before they’re joined by Noah Kulwin, an avowed Macdonaldhead who details the p...
US Signals Possible Iran Strike, Myanmar Junta Consolidates Power, Syria Ceasefire Extended | American Prestige
While Danny looks after his gold assets, Always at War’s Alex Jordan once again helps Derek bring you headlines from around the globe. This week: the...
Elon Musk Profits Off Non-Consensual Deepfakes w/ Kat Tenbarge | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the explosion of abusive deepfakes on X, including how Elon Musk is profiting from the sexual exploita...
Freezing ICE Funding in the Senate, plus Standing Together in Israel and Palestine / Start Making Sense
We have the power to rein in ICE and protect our neighbors, Leah Greenberg argues – she’s co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, the gro...
The Rise of Shareholder Primacy w/ Sean Delehanty | American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with historian Sean Delehanty about the invention of shareholder value and the transformation of the American corporation in the...
Mark Carney Proclaims the End of American Hegemony w/ Stephen Maher | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made headlines at Davos with a much-noticed speech
where he candidly acknowledged that the US led alliance s...
Each Brick in This Wall: Hanif Abdurraqib on Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place | Reading Writers
Charlotte and Jo spring into the new year with a conversation about ancient poetry: Beowulf, The Iliad, and Dante’s Inferno as translated by Mark Musa...
Syria Offensive Against SDF, Israel Moves on Rafah, Trump and Greenland | American Prestige
While much of America endures an Arctic freeze, Danny and Derek bring to you scorching hot headlines. This week: renewed fighting breaks out between t...
Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Chris Person to discuss the state of hardware and manufacturing in the tech industry, ways to hack your stuff, options to unde...
Minneapolis: the Landscape of Resistance—Plus, the Destruction brought by DOGE | Start Making Sense
The landscape of resistance in Minneapolis, John Nichols reports, includes surprisingly powerful and effective faith groups, plus unions, neighborhood...
A Year in Reading | Reading Writers
In this host-only bonus episode, Charlotte and Jo discuss some of their most memorable reads of 2025. Authors discussed include Shon Faye, Sarah Schul...
Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters, with Annelle Sheline | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Iran is facing upheavals at home and abroad. For more than two decades, the Islamic Republic has faced waves of protests from citizens demanding a mor...
US Plan for Venezuela’s Oil, Gaza Ceasefire Phase Two, Iran Protests w/ Matt Lech and Negar Mortazavi | American Prestige
Derek welcomes Matt Lech to the show to bring you the news while a sick Danny convalesces. This week: Trump pushes U.S. oil companies to reenter Venez...
Reimagining Our Relationship with Digital Tech w/ Paris Marx
Paris Marx marks the beginning of 2026 by discussing some of the big themes that will be moving the conversations he’ll be having this year, particula...
Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China | Start Making Sense
As Trump’s support collapses, he has lashed out in two directions--sending an unprecendented number of ICE agents to Minneapolis, where one of them mu...
Can American Power Be Redeemed? w/ Shadi Hamid | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are joined by Shadi Hamid, columnist at The Washington Post and author of The Case for American Power, to talk about American hegemony...
Stinking and Miserable: Clio Chang on Cheryl Strayed's Wild | Reading Writers
In a scandalous rejection of holiday spirit, Jo and Charlotte reflect on the dark, elegant pleasures of Gabrielle Wittkopf’s The Necrophiliac alongsid...
US Kidnaps Maduro, Israel Escalation, Yemen Separatist Collapse | American Prestige
Danny and Derek return from their holiday retreat at Bohemian Grove to bring you news from around the world. This week: Delcy Rodríguez assumes Venezu...
Venezuela in American Politics, plus VA Housing for Homeless Vets | Start Making Sense
Trump’s attack on Venezuela is likely to weaken his political support even further, because it does nothing about affordability or health care. And it...
Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of US Foreign Policy w/ Greg Grandin | American Prestige
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Danny and Derek are joined by historian Greg Grandin to go in depth on the recent U.S...
Fort Bragg and the Rise of U.S. Special Operations w/ Seth Harp | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are joined by journalist Seth Harp to discuss his book The Fort Bragg Cartel, which covers murder and drug trafficking around the Nort...
A Year of Resistance—In the Streets, in Elections, and in the Courts | Start Making Sense
The year in politics: Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect comments on Trump’s collapsing support in 2025, and the rise of the resistance—in both...
Masculinity, the Manosphere, and Climate Politics w/ Daniel Waite Penny | American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with journalist and cultural critic Daniel Waite Penny to discuss the relationship between masculinity, the manosphere, and clim...
How LA Defeated Trump, Plus Bob Dylan’s Xmas | Start Making Sense
In June, Trump sent more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to occupy Los Angeles and terrorize the immigrant population. But by the end...
The Living Legacy of Norman Podhoretz w/ David Klion and Ronnie Grinberg | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Norman Podhoretz, one of the founding fathers of neoconservatism, died on December 16 at
age 95. His legacy is a complex one, since in recent de...
Thailand–Cambodia Fighting, Venezuela Escalation, Yemen Separatists | American Prestige
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How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and th...
What Explains Epstein’s Friends? Plus, Crossword Politics | Start Making Sense
Ths coming Friday is the deadline for the Justice Department to turn over the Epstein files to Congress. But we already know the key fact about Epstei...
Trump’s National Security Strategy w/ Julia Gledhill and Van Jackson | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Julia Gledhill and Van Jackson, co-hosts of the Un-Diplomatic podcast, to talk about the Trump administration’s ne...
The Transformation of the New York Waterfront w/ Karrie Jacobs | The Nation Podcast
In its heyday, the Bush Terminal industrial complex spanned several city blocks along Brooklyn’s waterfront and employed more than 35,000 people. Buil...
Trump’s Global Culture War w/ Stephen Wertheim | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The Trump administration has released a new National Security Strategy that is a marked shift
not only from earlier administrations but also Tru...
Gaza Aid Blocked Amid Winter Storm, Thailand–Cambodia Conflict Resumes, M23 Advances in DRC | American Prestige
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Europe’s Subservience to the United States w/ Ben Wray | Tech Won’t Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss Europe’s capitulation to pressure from the United States on Nexperia, as well as on digital protections an...