Episodes

  • Bonus - Biden's Legacy and Trump's Return w/ Alex Aviña and Emily Tamkin (Preview)

    Bonus - Biden's Legacy and Trump's Return w/ Alex Aviña and Emily Tamkin (Preview)
    Jan 26 2025
    Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, and journalist Emily Tamkin join Danny and Derek for a final look at what Joe Biden leaves as his legacy, impressions of Trump's inauguration, and the current state of American politics as the executive branch makes this transition. Topics include the Democrats and what they believe in 2025 (if anything), discourse around immigration and the border, the multiracial coalition that brought Trump back to power, Musk's antics and the state of American Jewish politics, Trump's first executive orders, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode! Listen to our "Lessons of Guerrero" series with Alex, which largely covers his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. Check out Emily's books Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • News - Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, M23 Advances in DRC

    News - Trump's First Week, Colombia Rebel Fighting, M23 Advances in DRC
    Jan 24 2025
    Danny and Derek plug into the mainframe. This week: in Gaza, the ceasefire takes effect (0:37), allowing a surge of humanitarian aid (3:51), the latter being partly facilitated by Hamas’s police force back in power (5:50). Meanwhile, an agreement on the second phase of the ceasefire remains to be seen (7:56); the IDF launches a new operation in the West Bank (14:38); negotiations between the government and SDF continue in Syria (17:11); Turkey hints at a possible thaw with the Kurdish PKK (20:13); Afghan refugees who’d already been granted asylum are stranded after Trump’s executive order (24:54); China brokers a new ceasefire in Myanmar (27:49); M23 makes a new advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (29:31); Trump threatens myriad economic penalties against Russia if it doesn’t end the war in Ukraine (31:42); NATO’s defense spending might be on the rise (34:19); Colombia breaks off peace talks with the ELN (37:48); Mexico and Honduras react to Trump’s deportation plans (40:10); Oxfam releases a new report on the rise in inequality (42:44); and Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders only a few days into taking office (44:44). Subscribe now at Supporting Cast! Be sure to listen to our post-election special with Alexander Aviña on Trump’s plans regarding immigrants and deportations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • E194 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker

    E194 - Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker
    Jan 21 2025
    Danny and Derek speak with Lydia Walker, historian at Ohio State University, about her book States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization. The group discusses narratives of decolonization that Lydia wanted to challenge before exploring the “transnational advocacy network” and non-state actors she features in the book like Naga nationalist leader Angami Zapu Phizo, Indian politician Jayaprakash Narayan, anti-apartheid minister Michael Scott, the latter two’s World Peace Brigade and “anti-Algiers” initiative, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Unlocked - The Ceasefire in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin

    Unlocked - The Ceasefire in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin
    Jan 19 2025
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the ceasefire in Gaza. They go into detail about the ceasefire itself, the reaction in Gaza, the respective roles of the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration, what the ruling body might look like in Gaza following this, the implications for normalization with Israel, and more. Read Mohammad's piece on the ceasefire for The Nation, "We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End". For an ad-free experience, immediate access to all specials, and lots of more bonus content, subscribe now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)

    Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)
    Jan 19 2025
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the program historian Daniel Immerwahr to talk about his piece “All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the Nineteenth-Century United States”. They delve into the general significance of fire in American and Western European history, “hot and cold capitalism”, fire as a way to obfuscate history, seminal fires in the American psyche, economic incumbents vs insurgents, great American fortunes and their relationship to fire, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Special - The American Historical Association and the Palestine Exception w/ Ussama Makdisi

    Special - The American Historical Association and the Palestine Exception w/ Ussama Makdisi
    Jan 18 2025
    Ussama Makdisi, May Ziadeh Chair in Palestinian and Arab Studies and professor of history at UC Berkeley, speaks with Danny about the American Historical Society's decision to veto the resolution opposing Israeli scholasticide in Gaza. Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and lots of extra content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • News - Gaza Ceasefire, Yoon Arrested, Farewell to Biden

    News - Gaza Ceasefire, Yoon Arrested, Farewell to Biden
    Jan 17 2025
    Danny and Derek with your pre-Shabbat news roundup. This week: the terms and concerns of the Gaza ceasefire (0:30); Lebanon elects Nawaf Salam as its new PM (8:02); worries arise over foreign fighters in Syria’s new administration (12:21); in Sudan, the military takes Wad Madani, leading to reprisal killings (14:40); Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore full relations (18:59); the TikTok saga continues (21:28); President Yoon of South Korea is finally arrested (23:55); in Russia-Ukraine, the US issues new sanctions (26:27) and Russia makes more advances (29:11); the US removes Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list (30:57); and Danny and Derek bid farewell to Joseph Robinette Biden (32:55). Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and more content, including our in-depth special on the Gaza ceasefire! Take a look at journalist Sam Hosseini confronting Antony Blinken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Preview)

    Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Preview)
    Jan 16 2025
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the ceasefire in Gaza. They go into detail about the ceasefire itself, the reaction in Gaza, the respective roles of the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration, what the ruling body might look like in Gaza following this, the implications for normalization with Israel, and more. Read Mohammad's piece on the ceasefire for The Nation, "We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End". Subscribe now for the full episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins