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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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Tree-Based Horror: Nicholas Russell on Algernon Blackwood’s The Wendigo and Other Stories | Reading Writers
Jo and Charlotte turn their attention to Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe’s mindblowing A Personal Matter and Troubled Lands: Stories of Mexico and Cuba, a...
News - Iran War Escalation and Hormuz Crisis, U.S. Minab School Bombing Fallout, Sudan Drone Warfare | American Prestige
We’re putting out, what, an episode a day at this point? But the news roundup must go on. This week: In the Iran war, casualty and displacement figure...
The Left Doesn't Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss why the left’s hatred of AI is justified, why a different approach to technology is necessary, and how...
Special - International Law and the War on Iran w/ Maryam Jamshidi | American Prestige
Derek welcomes back legal scholar Maryam Jamshidi to discuss the legal aspect of the U.S.–Israel war on Iran. They talk about the administration’s shi...
War in Iran, News in America / Start Making Sense
Tom Stevenson analyzes the latest news and long-term prospects of Trump's Iran war, for both Iran and the US. Tom is a contributing editor for the Lon...
Espionage and Empire in the Cold War w/ Alfred McCoy | American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with historian Alfred McCoy about how the Cold War operated as a global conflict influenced by decolonization, covert action, an...
Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Tim Schwab | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss the evolving story of Bill Gates and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, as well as the issues that a...
Stopping the Iran War w/ Emma Ashford | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The US/Israel War against Iran is shaping out to be a much bigger mess than expected
even by critics. As it turns into a regional conflict that...
Special - War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | American Prestige
Derek welcomes back Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder and CEO of the Bourse and Bazaar Foundation and professor at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss...
Tethered to Life: Maya Binyam on Joy Williams’ “The Excursion” | Reading Writers
Charlotte and Jo go deep on jealousy, self-hatred, love, and vulnerability in a conversation that touches on A Separate Peace, The Go-Between, Beowulf...
Iran War Widens, Afghanistan–Pakistan Fighting, New U.S. Operation in Ecuador | American Prestige
We don’t have whatever they were giving JFK to power through the Cuban Missile Crisis, but we’re keeping up here. This week’s news: in the Iran War, t...
Trump’s Attacks on Voting, and on Iran / Start Making Sense
After Senate Democrats block the SAVE act, Trump is likely to declare a national security emergency – claiming China could interfere in the midterms –...
Iran and the End of Restraint w/ Trita Parsi and Akbar Shahid Ahmed | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are back with a two-part episode on the war with Iran. First, they speak with Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute about the Trump admi...
The Imperial Presidency and the Iran War w/ Matt Duss | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Writing in Foreign Policy, Matt Duss argues that Donald Trump’s rush to war is both
stupid and illegal. It is also wildly unpopular with the pub...
Deeply Heterosexual: Jamie Hood on Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook | Reading Writers
Jo takes us on a whirlwind tour of their recent reading, including Mary Helen Washington’s Paule Marshall: A Writer’s Life, and Charlotte explains why...
Iran Talks Under Strike Threat, Mexico Cartel Killed, Pakistan Attack in Afghanistan | American Prestige
Warner Brothers shamefully won’t consider Danny and Derek’s aggressive offer. In this week’s news: U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva amid repor...
The Luddite Club is For Everyone w/ Amanda Hanna-McLeer & Lucy Jackson | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Hanna-McLeer and Lucy Jackson to discuss the story of The Luddite Club, from its beginnings as a high school organizati...
State of the Union: Not Good; plus Jackie Robinson v. Paul Robeson / Start Making Sense
Trump’s State of the Union speech was predictable, but nevertheless revealing of his state of mind. John Nichols has our analysis.
Also: In 1949...
On the Brink with Iran w/ Dalia Dassa Kaye | American Prestige
Derek and Danny are joined by Dalia Dassa Kaye to talk about the decades-long hostility between the U.S. and Iran and the current escalation between t...
Uncategorizable Interactions: Brittany Newell on Samuel R. Delany’s Times Square Red, Times Square Blue | Reading Writers
Charlotte and Jo revisit Rebecca Novack’s Murder Bimbo before taking a quick tour of the Russian Civil War and comrade crushes through Nikolai Ostrovs...
What’s Driving the Push For Humanoid Robots w/ James Vincent | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by James Vincent to discuss why we’re seeing humanoid robots everywhere, the motivations to pursue an all-purpose robot, how clos...
Election Protection in the Midterms, plus Slaves Escaping by Sea / Start Making Sense
Trump, facing the wave of popular opposition to pretty much everything he’s doing, is working to block Democrats from voting in the midterms, and “ele...
Inside the American War Machine w/ Ben Freeman and William Hartung | American Prestige
Derek and Danny are joined by Bill Hartung and Ben Freeman to discuss the system that drives permanent war for the United States. They talk about the...
Bookforum Live: Stephanie Wambugu on Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection | Reading Writers
At last, the audio from December's Bookforum x Reading Writers live holiday event! The justly celebrated novelist Stephanie Wambugu joins Charlotte an...
U.S.-Iran Talks, West Bank Rule Changes, Cuba Fuel Crisis | American Prestige
Danny and Derek feel that their ice dance routine was strong, but ultimately respect the IOC judges. In this week’s news: the first round of indirect...
The Green Transition Needs so Much Mining w/ Thea Riofrancos | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss the global struggle to move away from fossil fuels and the future of the green transition, includin...
The Battle for Minneapolis, and the Fight for Texas / Start Making Sense
The size and scale of the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis is too vast to fully comprehend. John Nichols has our report – he’s The Nation’s executive...
The Decline of Newsrooms w/ Borzou Daragahi
Journalist Borzou Daragahi joins Danny and Derek to talk about the end of international journalism as we know it. They talk about how podcasting and a...
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...