The 2 Best American Prestige Podcast Episodes
1) E16 - Atomic Anxieties w/ Emma Claire Foley and John Carl Baker
Danny and Derek discuss the life and career of Colin Powell, Russian moves on NATO and Afghanistan, and bombshell revelations about the Biden Administration and the Iran nuclear agreement. They then s...Show More
2) Bonus - Vietnam from the Vietnamese Perspective, Ep. 4 w/ Sean Fear (PREVIEW)
In the fourth episode of our series on Vietnam, Danny and Derek speak with Sean Fear, lecturer in international history at the University of Leeds, about the early period of Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's reign, ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Bonus - Gaza’s “Ceasefire” and the Kushner Plan w/ Tariq Kenney-Shawa (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode! Derek and Danny are joined by Tariq Kenney-Shawa from Al-Shabaka for an update on conditions in Gaza and a discussion of Jared Kushner’s proposed “reconstruction” ...Show More
4) News - Iran Strike Delayed, Biden Suppressed Gaza Aid, Nigeria Militant Attack
Subscribe now to skip the ads and hear all of our episodes! Join the Discord (subscribers get more channels). Danny and Derek are still in talks with The Muppets' people about an appearance, so we'l...Show More
5) E234 - The End of the Postwar Consensus w/ Paul Starr
Subscribe now to skip the ads and access all of our episodes. Danny and Derek are joined by sociologist Paul Starr to talk about the transformation of American politics from the postwar period to the...Show More
6) The Nation’s “A Day for Gaza” w/ Jack Merkinson
Derek speaks with Jack Merkinson, senior editor at The Nation, about “A Day for Gaza,” a one-day project where the magazine is devoting its entire website to coverage of Gaza. They discuss the decis...Show More
7) Bonus - The Decline of Area Experts w/ Alex Thurson (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode! Derek and Danny are joined by historian Alex Thurston to talk about the rise and decline of area studies in the United States. They discuss how regional expertise ...Show More
8) News - U.S. Signals Possible Iran Strike, Myanmar Junta Consolidates Power, Syria Ceasefire Extended
Subscribe now to skip the ads. 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 Bulletin of the At...Show More
9) E234 - The Rise of Shareholder Primacy w/ Sean Delehanty
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes! Danny and Derek speak with historian Sean Delehanty about the invention of shareholder value and the transformation of the American corporat...Show More
10) Bonus - Davos 2026: Trump, Greenland, and the End of the Rules-Based Order w/ Ishaan Tharoor (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode! Derek is joined by Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor for a roundup of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos. They discuss Trump’s return to the forum, the ...Show More