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US and Iran Exchange Fire, Pentagon Raises Israeli Spy Threat, Jihadist-Rebel Alliance Pressures Mali / American Prestige

Jun 12, 2026 43m

The World Cup is upon us, so Danny and Derek are showering visiting players with crocheted NATO flags. In this week’s news: Israel and Iran exchange fire (0:59), with Netanyahu possibly defying Trump…

Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers w/ Katie J. Wells / Tech Won't Save Us

Jun 11, 2026 56m

The Uber model is finally coming for healthcare. Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how much the healthcare gig apps resemble Uber’s rollout, why they aren’t being properly regulated, and the…

Primary Elections from LA to Maine, plus AI "Poetry" / Start Making Sense

Jun 10, 2026 35m Transcript

Democratic strength, and Democratic divisions, in primaries from L.A. to Maine—Harold Meyerson has our analysis of the week’s political developments.Also: Can AI write poetry? Good poetry? Katha…

HondurasGate US Power in Latin America w/ José Luis Granados Ceja / American Prestige

Jun 09, 2026 1h 5m

Subscribe now⁠ for an ad-free experience.Danny and Derek welcome to the show José Luis Granados Ceja, head of the Latin America desk at DropSite News, for a conversation about the HondurasGate…

An Antifascist Guide to the World Cup w/ Alex Shephard / Fighting Fascism

Jun 08, 2026 1h 20m

We swear to god, we haven’t turned into a sports podcast (despite all Matt’s efforts). But it turns out there’s a not-insignificant intersection between the World Cup, democracy, and…

Fighting Trump’s Corruption w/ Chris Lehmann / The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Jun 08, 2026 41m Transcript

Donald Trump is corrupt on a scale that puts all other criminal presidents, including Richard Nixon, to shame. One recent example is the so-called Anti-Weaponization fund of $1,776,000,000, being…

US-Iran Escalations, Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign, CIA Feuds With Intelligence Chief / American Prestige

Jun 05, 2026 1h 5m

There’s too much Knickerbocker news to fit here, but we do have other stories to report. This week: Iran and the U.S. exchange fire in the Gulf (2:00), plus peace talks stall after Trump adds new…

The SpaceX IPO Gives Elon Musk Even More Power w/ Sean O’Kane / Tech Won't Save Us

Jun 04, 2026 1h 3m

SpaceX is finally going public, and it’s bad news for anyone who wants to rein in Elon Musk. Sean O’Kane joins Paris Marx to discuss the flimsy sci-fi ideas Elon Musk is using to justify the…

The Dems After Tuesday’s Primaries, plus Elmore Leonard’s Bad Guys / Start Making Sense

Jun 03, 2026 45m Transcript

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes this week’s primary results in California and elsewhere, and, from the archives, Elmore Leonard talks about where his characters and plots…

The Dems After Tuesday’s Primaries, plus Elmore Leonard’s Bad Guys / Start Making Sense

Jun 03, 2026 45m Transcript

California’s jungle primary on Tuesday set the stage for the next Democratic governor of the state, and primaries in Iowa, New Jersey and elsewhere tested the strength of progressives in the…

Disneyland: Cold War Factory w/ Roland Betancourt / American Prestige

Jun 02, 2026 57m

Danny and Derek speak with Roland Betancourt, Chancellor's Professor of Art History at UC Irvine, about Disneyland and the rise of automation in the US. They talk about Walt Disney’s move from…

Monopoly v. Democracy w/ Matt Stoller & Zephyr Teachout / Fighting Fascism

Jun 01, 2026 1h 36m

We often think of democracy as a political issue, rather than an economic one. Matt Stoller and Zephyr Teachout, two leaders in the anti-monopoly movement, believe that’s a fundamentally false…

Why Big Oil Wants to Splinter Canada w/ Nora Loreto / The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

May 31, 2026 39m Transcript

The issue of Canada’s national unity is heading towards the ballot box as Alberta is having a referendum on the issue of separatism. I spoke with Canadian journalist Nora Loreto about the background…

Israel Escalates Lebanon Strikes, Taiwan Arms Sale Stalls, US Stockpiles Run Low / American Prestige

May 29, 2026 57m

The AP UFC dome is regrettably being held up by Producer Jake’s HOA. In this week’s news: an update on the U.S.-Iran talks and U.S. airstrikes near Bandar Abbas (1:11); Trump demands new Abraham…

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools? w/ Tom Mullaney / Tech Won't Save Us

May 28, 2026 54m

Generative AI is making its way into many parts of society, and schools are no different. Tom Mullaney joins Paris Marx to discuss how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many…

Stopping Trump’s Slush Fund, plus the Transformations of Bill Gates / Start Making Sense

May 27, 2026 43m Transcript

Trump’s Billion Dollar Ballroom is a familiar kind of corruption, but his slush fund to pay the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name is an unprecedented attack on…

It's the Corruption, Stupid w/ David Sirota

May 26, 2026 1h 24m

You may have noticed that corruption is legal in our country. At this point, it’s almost like the air we breathe or the water we swim in—it’s everywhere, and so it almost feels natural, like…

The Christian Right Weaponizing Scripture w/ John Fugelsang / American Prestige

May 26, 2026 46m

Danny and Derek welcome to the show John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Everything and author of Separation of Church and Hate, to talk about the rise and influence of right-wing Christianity in the…

The Crackdown in Bahrain w/ Aamer | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

May 24, 2026 36m Transcript

The US/Israel war against Iran is not only a conflict between states but also within states. This is most visible in Gulf states such as Bahrain, which are technically US allies but where wide swaths…

Iran Talks Stall, Hezbollah Drones Limit IDF, Cuba Pretexts Build / American Prestige

May 22, 2026 45m

Danny and Derek have reconciled with their disappointment in the new Star Wars film and can now bring you the news roundup. This week: in Iran, talks stall as Trump weighs continuing the war (2:00),…

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