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The Nation Podcasts
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’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...
Republicans and Obamacare, Again; plus Early, Early Bob Dylan / Start Making Sense
Republicans are about to end Obamcare subsidies, driving up premiums for 20 million people during the year of the midterm elections. How have they man...
Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond w/ Mat Nashed | American Prestige
Derek and journalist Mat Nashed assess the state of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, particularly the fall of Al-Fasher and the Rapid Support Forces’ consol...
The Corporate Landlord Tied to Israeli Bombs and US Evictions w/ Thomas Birmingham | The Nation Podcast
On one side of the world, a major corporate landlord is evicting tenants by jacking up rents by hundreds of dollars.
On the other, its parent co...
The Rise of the Far Right in Europe w/ David Broder | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Only a few years ago, European elites were patting themselves on the back for fending off the
tide of right-wing anti-system parties (often styl...
A Certain Mistake: Jackie Ess on Tolstoy’s Resurrection | Reading Writers
Charlotte delves into Ecclesiastes through the work of liberation theologist Elsa Támez (When the Horizons Close) before Jo shares some of Pierre Guyo...
U.S. Moves Toward Venezuela Attack, Double-Tap Strike in Caribbean, DRC–Rwanda Peace Deal Collapses | American Prestige
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Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut...
Mamdani's Socialism—and Us; plus Football and Concussions | Start Making Sense
Zorhan Mamdani takes office in four weeks as the first socialist mayor of New York City. How should we understand the constraints he faces, without ac...
The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Molly Lambert, creator of the JENNAWORLD podcast, to talk about the rise of the modern porn industry and its roots...
Liberal Philanthropy and the Fight for Democracy w/ David Callahan | The Nation Podcast
It’s no surprise that liberal philanthropy — a longtime pillar of the Democratic establishment — has become one of the Trump administration’s latest t...
Reframing Resistance (Live from NYC Climate Week) | A People's Climate
For this special season finale, recorded live during NYC Climate Week, host Shilpi Chhotray convenes a powerful storytelling event with three frontlin...
French Sicko: Annelise Ogaard on Gabrielle Wittkop’s Murder Most Serene | Reading Writers
Jo and Charlotte discuss secret gardens, indoor kids, and Peter Pan’s baby teeth before they’re joined by culture-shaping Annelise Ogaard, who introdu...
Data Centers Are a Climate Enemy w/ Ketan Joshi | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Ketan Joshi to discuss how hyperscale data centers are fueling the consumption of more oil and gas, what that means for climat...
Trump condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene, praises Mamdani; plus Alice Waters on ‘A School Lunch Revolution’ / Start Making Sense
Last Friday Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she was quitting after Trump excommunicated her from MAGA, while the same day Trump welcomed Zohran Mamda...
Chinese Prestige: From May Fourth to Mao w/ Yidi Wu | American Prestige
In lieu of a typical Tuesday episode this week, we are releasing the first episode of our new miniseries Chinese Prestige. Annual subscribers already...
Angelo Herndon and the Radical Politics of Free Speech w/ Randall Kennedy | The Nation Podcast
Angelo Herndon was a Black coal miner turned Communist activist who was repeatedly “arrested, convicted of vagrancy, and incarcerated” for his efforts...
The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Doug Henwood | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself the center of a
scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, where h...
Metaphysically Blown Away: Torrey Peters on Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters | Reading Writers
Charlotte overcomes her resistance to novels about sexual abuse in order to read Kate Elizabeth Russell’s excellent My Dark Vanessa, after which Jo in...
MBS White House Visit, US Pushes New Ukraine Deal, UN Votes on Gaza | American Prestige
Danny and Derek are praying for Kim Kardashian to pass the bar. In this week’s news: Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia visits the White House (1:56)...
Peter Thiel is the Real Antichrist w/ Gil Duran | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Gil Duran to discuss how Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the antichrist is really a desperate and embarrassing attempt to...
House Republicans Defy Trump; plus, when WWII Vets Came Home | Start Making Sense
After almost a year of Trump stonewalling about the Epstein files, Republicans in the House finally took a stand against him. More than a hundred Repu...
Dignity, Memory, and Surveillance w/ Lea Ypi | American Prestige
Danny and Derek speak with political theorist and author Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined, which explores how personal memory i...
Jeffrey Epstein and the American Empire w/ Van Jackson | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The scandal around Jeffrey Epstein, who trafficked and abused children and died in a prison cell
in 2019, has never gone away. It continues to e...
Setting the House on Fire: Lauren Michele Jackson on Nettie Jones’ Fish Tales | Reading Writers
This week, Jo discovers the seminal elegance of Sylvia Wynter’s Black Metamorphosis: New Natives in a New World, while Charlotte considers how well sh...
(Solar) Power to the People with Elizabeth Yeampierre | A People's Climate
In this episode of A People’s Climate, host Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Elizabeth Yeampierre, veteran organizer and executive director of UPROSE, B...
Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire Breaks Down, U.S. Escalates Military Presence Around Venezuela, Gaza Ceasefire Framework Stalls w/ Nathaniel Powell | American Prestige
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Danny and Derek are vigorously programmed to bring you the news headlines. This week:...
Saudi Arabia is Using Games to Improve Its Image w/ Nathan Grayson | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to br...
Mamdani’s Momentum, plus ‘The Radical Fund’ | Start Making Sense
As mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani will be the first socialist in American history to hold significant power. It’s a huge opportunity, and a hu...
Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation w/ Omar Zahzah | American Prestige
Derek is joined by Omar Zahzah, Assistant Professor of Arab Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University, to talk about...
The Cult of the Cybertruck with Maya Vinokour | The Nation Podcast
Perhaps no single object embodies our dystopian, oligarchical, ugly present more than the Cybertruck—the hulking spacecraft-cum-tank that Elon Musk ha...
The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel w/ David Austin Walsh | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Much has been written about how the Israel/Palestine conflict is dividing the left, but the
same is true of the right. Tucker Carlson’s intervie...
Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers
Reading Writers is BACK, and in partnership with Bookforum Magazine!
In this first episode of Season 3, hosts Jo and Charlotte delve into the (s...
Seeds of Resistance with Vivien Sansour | A People's Climate
In this episode of A People’s Climate, host Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, for a power...
Why We Need a War on Cars w/ Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear to discuss the many ways cars have negatively affected society, how tech companies seek to entr...
Dem Voters Triumph; plus That Springsteen Movie
Democratic candidates won everywhere they ran on Tuesday – Abagail Spanberger and a Democratic state legislature in Virginia, Mikie Sherrill in New Je...
The Wagner Group and the New Era of Private War w/ John Lechner | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome journalist and author John Lechner to discuss his book, Death is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries in the New Era of Warfare....
Why the Supreme Court Will Never Stand Up to Trump with Elie Mystal | The Nation Podcast
It can be tempting to look away from the Supreme Court. The cases are complicated, the traditions archaic, and these days the decisions are almost alw...