Episodes

  • Special - The U.S. Presidential Election, the Latino Vote, and the Deportation Regime w/ Alexander Aviña (Preview)

    Special - The U.S. Presidential Election, the Latino Vote, and the Deportation Regime w/ Alexander Aviña (Preview)
    Nov 8 2024
    Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, joins Danny and Derek to talk about narratives forming around the election regarding a Latino shift to the right, Biden and Trump's respective records on the border, whether Trump will be able to carry out his threats of mass deportation, right-wing anti-migrant rhetoric vs. businesses that depend on that labor force, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode!
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    9 mins
  • Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Preview)

    Special - The 2024 US Presidential Election (Preview)
    Nov 6 2024
    Danny and Derek jump on the mic to break down Donald Trump's decisive election victory. Topics include the crisis of liberalism, the end of the road for the Democrats' status quo, what Trump and Vance mean for American foreign policy, the Boomers and members of the Silent Generation holding onto power, and the profound alienation of our time. Subscribe now for the full episode! When you subscribe now, you'll get access to the AP Discord to connect with fellow subscribers and members of the AP team.
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    11 mins
  • E183 - Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election w/ Eli Clifton

    E183 - Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election w/ Eli Clifton
    Nov 4 2024
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Eli Clifton, senior advisor and investigative journalist at large at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, to talk about the role of foreign policy in US presidential elections (namely tomorrow's). They talk about chatter on the ground regarding Palestine/Lebanon, whether the Democrats are capable of "learning lessons" from a loss, how to once again make FP relevant to American voters, the broken discourse around China, how money in politics defines the parameters of FP discussion in Washington, and more. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast Subscribers can check out our 2022 episode with Eli on think tanks.
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    57 mins
  • Bonus - Trump, Isolationism, and a Democrat-Led "America First" Agenda w/ Charles Kupchan (Preview)

    Bonus - Trump, Isolationism, and a Democrat-Led "America First" Agenda w/ Charles Kupchan (Preview)
    Nov 3 2024
    Danny and Derek speak with Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, about his essay for Foreign Affairs "The Deep Roots of Trump’s Isolationism". They define "isolationism" and whether Trump even knows what that is, then discuss the history of American intervention, the so-called rules-based order, anti-democratic liberalism, the necessity of maintaining American interests abroad, the implications of the Cold War triumph of capitalism, and more. Subscribe now for the full episode at Supporting Cast!
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    10 mins
  • News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election

    News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election
    Nov 1 2024
    Nothing's spookier than the news, but Danny and Derek find their courage. This week: in Israel-Palestine, a new report of the Biden administration ignoring Israeli war crimes (0:30), the Knesset votes to ban UNRWA (2:43), and yet more ceasefire talks (8:12); in Lebanon, Hezbollah names a new leader (10:32) and a push for a ceasefire there (12:25); regarding Iran, the aftermath of the Israeli strikes (15:36) and reports of an imminent retaliation (19:10); North Korea/DPRK tests an ICBM (22:07); Japan's Liberal Democratic Party loses its parliamentary majority (24:33); in Sudan, a new massacre by the RSF (26:52) and a UN report on sexual violence in the conflict (29:18); Somalia kicks out another diplomat from Ethiopia (30:28); in Russia-Ukraine, North Korean soldiers in Kursk (32:49), Russia makes gains in Donetsk (34:50), and new talks on sparing energy sites (36:56), the results of Georgia's election (37:59); Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Brazil over BRICS (41:07); and the annual UN General Assembly's vote over the embargo of Cuba (42:43). Subscribe now at Supporting Cast
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    46 mins
  • E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani

    E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani
    Oct 29 2024
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Khalid Medani, associate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University, to talk about the state of play in Sudan's civil war. They delve into the military stalemate between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the humanitarian crisis reaching 13 million displaced and 26 million on the brink of starvation, involvement from outside actors including Egypt and the UAE, the strategic importance of the besieged city El Fasher in Darfur, the defection of the RSF’s Gezira commander, Abuagla Keikal, over to the Sudanese military, and more. Note: After the recording of this episode, the RSF massacred 120 people in eastern Sudan. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)

    Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)
    Oct 28 2024
    Séamus Malekafzali once again joins Danny and Derek, this time to talk about Iran's lack of a retaliation (so far) to Israel's strike this weekend, what Israel might be hoping to get out of that and its invasion of Lebanon, the effect of the latter on Lebanese Americans, Iran's grand strategy, and more. To hear the full episode, subscribe now at Supporting Cast.
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    9 mins
  • Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)

    Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)
    Oct 27 2024
    Adam Tooze, the Shelby Cullom Davis chair of history at Columbia University and director of the European Institute, is back on the program, this time to talk about his recent piece for The Guardian, "Facing war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the US looks feeble. But is it just an act?". They get into the "post-Cold War order", how Biden's foreign policy compares with that of Trump's, US "allies" vs adversaries' "axes", US policy in Palestine, the state of "international law", Russian Keynesianism, and more. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast for the full episode. Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here.
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    10 mins