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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. americanprestige.supportingcast.fm

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50 episodes

Oct 8, 2025•—

LAST CALL: Vote for American Prestige in the 2025 Signal Awards!

Oct 9, 2025•—

Special - Hamas Accepts the Ceasefire Deal (Preview)

Oct 10, 2025•—

News - Venezuela-US Escalation, Myanmar Airstrike, France’s Political Crisis

Oct 12, 2025•—

Bonus - Blowback: The Forgotten Cold War Front in Angola w/ Brendan James and Noah Kulwin (Preview)

Oct 13, 2025•—

Bonus - The Historical Columbus w/ Juan Ponce Vázquez

Oct 14, 2025•—

E330 - American Sociocide w/ Charles Derber

Oct 17, 2025•—

News - Gaza Ceasefire, CIA in Venezuela, Madagascar Coup w/ Nathaniel Powell

Oct 19, 2025•—

Bonus - The Insurrection Act, Trump, and the Crisis of Civil Authority w/ Joshua Braver (Preview)

Oct 21, 2025•—

E331 - The Myth of Free Speech w/ Fara Dabhoiwala

Oct 24, 2025•—

News - Gaza Ceasefire Tenuous, US Strikes More “Drug Boats,” Saudi State Visit

Oct 26, 2025•—

Bonus - The Forever War in Ukraine w/ Andrew Weiss (Preview)

Oct 28, 2025•—

E332 - ICE and the Age of Grift w/ Alex Aviña

Oct 30, 2025•—

AP x NonZero - Trump-Xi Truce, Gaza Ceasefire & Other Sketchy Deals

Oct 31, 2025•—

News - Trump Asia Tour and Xi Summit, RSF Massacres in Sudan, US Continues Bombing Boats Off South America Coast

Nov 2, 2025•—

Bonus - The Men’s Suit and the Aesthetics of Power w/ Derek Guy (Preview)

Nov 4, 2025•—

E333 - The Wagner Group and the New Era of Private War w/ John Lechner

Nov 4, 2025•—

Special - Dick Cheney (Preview)

Nov 7, 2025•—

News - Trump Threatens to Invade Nigeria, Sudan Famine and RSF Offensive, Russia To Also Pursue More Nuclear Testing

Nov 9, 2025•—

Bonus - What Happened to Liberal Politics? w/ Tim Shenk (Preview)

Nov 10, 2025•—

Special - Escalating Settler Violence in the West Bank w/ Jasper Nathaniel

Nov 11, 2025•—

E334 - Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation w/ Omar Zahzah

Nov 12, 2025•—

Special - The American Jewish Divide w/ Jamie Beran (Preview)

Nov 14, 2025•—

News - Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire Breaks Down, U.S. Escalates Military Presence Around Venezuela, Gaza Ceasefire Framework Stalls w/ Nathaniel Powell

Nov 14, 2025•—

Special - Jeffrey Epstein and Elite Power w/ Murtaza Hussain (Preview)

Nov 16, 2025•—

Bonus - The Trump Tariff Order and the Future of U.S. Influence w/ Nicholas Mulder

Nov 18, 2025•—

E335 - Dignity, Memory, and Surveillance w/ Lea Ypi

Nov 21, 2025•—

News - MBS White House Visit, US Pushes New Ukraine Deal, UN Votes on Gaza

Nov 21, 2025•—

Special - What Was Sarah Hurwitz Thinking? w/ Emily Tamkin (Preview)

Nov 23, 2025•—

Bonus - Liberal Zionism After Gaza w/ David Klion (Preview)

Nov 24, 2025•—

Special - Radio War Nerd in Print! w/ Mark Ames

Nov 25, 2025•—

Chinese Prestige: From May Fourth to Mao w/ Yidi Wu

Nov 27, 2025•—

Hyperfixed - Third Eye Blind

Nov 28, 2025•—

Chinese Prestige: The Making of the PRC w/ Yidi Wu

Nov 30, 2025•—

Bonus - Capitalism After Neoliberalism w/ Ilias Alami (Preview)

Dec 2, 2025•—

E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

Dec 5, 2025•—

News - U.S. Moves Toward Venezuela Attack, Double-Tap Strike in Caribbean, DRC–Rwanda Peace Deal Collapses

Dec 6, 2025•—

Unlocked - Blowback: The Forgotten Cold War Front in Angola w/ Brendan James and Noah Kulwin

Dec 7, 2025•—

Bonus - The Life and Death of Hollywood w/ Andrew deWaard (Preview)

Dec 9, 2025•—

E337 - Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond w/ Mat Nashed

Dec 12, 2025•—

News - Gaza Aid Blocked Amid Winter Storm, Thailand–Cambodia Conflict Resumes, M23 Advances in DRC

Dec 12, 2025•—

AP x NonZero - Venezuela, China, and Trump’s Incoherence

Dec 14, 2025•—

Bonus - Managing Gaza After the “Ceasefire” w/ Rashid Khalidi (Preview)

Dec 15, 2025•—

UNLOCKED - The History of the Maccabees w/ Joseph Scales

Dec 16, 2025•—

E338 - Trump’s National Security Strategy w/ Julia Gledhill and Van Jackson

Dec 17, 2025•—

Special - Who Controls Southern Yemen? w/ Annelle Sheline

Dec 19, 2025•—

News - Thailand–Cambodia Fighting, Venezuela Escalation, Yemen Separatists

Dec 21, 2025•—

Bonus - Protests Without Politics w/ Vincent Bevins (Preview)

Dec 23, 2025•—

E339 - Lula and the Rise of the Workers’ Party in Brazil w/ Andre Pagliarini

Dec 24, 2025•—

Bonus - The Muppet Christmas Carol w/ Justin Boyd and VJ Boyd (Preview)

Dec 25, 2025•—

American Prestige

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