News - U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government, Sudan’s El-Obeid Braces for RSF Assault The news roundup is out for all! Link in the replies.

Bonus - A Left-Right Antiwar Alliance? w/ Curt Mills and Andrew Day Curt Mills and Andrew Day of The American Conservative join the program to talk about the left and right finding common ground in an antiwar coalition. Link in the replies.

Bonus - How the British Empire Lost America w/ Andrew Shankman In a free bonus episode, the group details how and why the U.S. gained independence. Link in the replies⤵️

E255 - The History of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ @azodiac83.bsky.social Sina Azodi returns to the show to tell us all about Iran’s nuclear program. Link in the replies ⬇️

Bonus - American Politics at the End of Trumpism w/ Aziz Rana Aziz Rana is back on the show to talk about where America and the international order are heading as we approach the end of the Trump era. Link in the replies.

News - Iran Talks Advance, Starmer Resigns, Israel Targets Children in Gaza The news roundup is out for the bold and the beautiful. Link in the replies 🔽

E254 - How Zionism Failed w/ Omer Bartov Professor Omer Bartov is on the show to talk about how Zionism reached its current form and whether its fate was predetermined. Link in the replies.

News - U.S.-Iran MoU Takes Effect, West Bank Settlement Expansion, Fujimori Leads Peru Election Count The weekly news roundup returns! Link in the replies.

E253 - Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall w/ @patrickwyman.bsky.social Patrick Wyman is back on AP, this time to talk about the formation and collapse of ancient societies, and how these stories are still relevant. Link in the replies.

Bonus - The World Cup in 2026 America w/ @davidjroth.bsky.social and @toley.bsky.social @defector.com's own David Roth and Tom Ley are on the show to talk all things World Cup! Link in the replies.

News - U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire, Pentagon Raises Israeli Spy Threat, Jihadist-Rebel Alliance Pressures Mali Your weekly news roundup is here. Link in the replies.

Special - Iran Retaliates as Israel Escalates in Lebanon Danny and Derek update us on the latest strikes and why they're particularly significant. Link in the replies.

News - U.S.-Iran Escalation, Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign, CIA Feuds With Intelligence Chief w/ @katemac.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social The weekly news roundup is here for all, plus a discussion with Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay of @thepolycrisis.bsky.social. Link in the replies.

Special - U.S.-Iran Diplomacy and the War in Lebanon w/ @tparsi.bsky.social Trita Parsi joins the show to give us the latest in the war on Iran. Link in the replies.

Bonus - Great Powers and the Multipolar World w/ Anusar Farooqui Anusar Farooqui (aka the Policy Tensor) joins the show for a spirited debate with Danny over how the new world order is taking shape. Link in the replies.

Video Exclusive - The Impunity of Former Biden Officials w/ @harrisonmann.bsky.social Writer Harrison Mann is back on the program to talk about accountability for Biden administration officials who oversaw U.S. involvement in Gaza. Link in the replies.

E250 - The Christian Right Weaponizing Scripture w/ @johnfugelsang.bsky.social John Fugelsang—writer, actor, fellow podcaster—is on the show to talk about Christian nationalism. Link in the replies.

E249 - Extraction Behind the Green Transition w/ @triofrancos.bsky.social Thea Riofrancos returns to the pod to talk about the politics behind a transition to renewables. Link in the replies.

Bonus - The China Consensus and Trump’s Xi Meeting w/ @jwdwerner.bsky.social Jake Werner returns to the show! How did we get to our current posture toward China? And what happened at the Trump-Xi summit this week? Link in the replies.

News - Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Ceasefire Breakdown, CIA Mexico Strike Spring has sprung, and so too has the news roundup. Link in the replies.

E248 - Journalism in the Age of Oligarchy w/ @davidsirota.com David Sirota of @levernews.com is on the show to talk about the crisis (crises?) in journalism and the consolidation of power, both coroprate and executive. Link in the replies ⬇️

Bonus - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mother of Failsons and Success Daughters w/ @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Luke Waters Eleanor and Luke of @wnsdpod.bsky.social are back with Team AP to talk about one of the great medieval mothers. Link in the replies 👑

Unlocked: Mother Mary’s Day w/ @goingmedieval.bsky.social Before you enjoy tomorrow's new Mother's Day episode with Eleanor Janega (on Eleanor of Aquitaine), check out our last Mother's Day ep with Eleanor on the ultimate mother: the Virgin Mary. Link in the replies 🔽

News - Iran Talks Near Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand The news roundup is out for all to bear! Link in the replies.

E247 - Radical Liberalism w/ Alex Zakaras Alex Zakaras, author of “Freedom for All,” is on the show to discussing the past, present, and future of radical liberalism. Link in the replies 🔽

Bonus - After the Liberal International Order w/ @judah-grunstein.bsky.social Judah Grunstein of @wpr.bsky.social joins the show to talk about the world we’re looking at as American hegemony declines. Link in the replies ⤵️

ICYMI: For paid subscribers, we've posted the complete interview between Derek and Alex Thurston about al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali taking on the junta government. Link in the replies 🔽

E246 - Cold War Liberal Empire w/ @dbessner.bsky.social and @mbrenes.bsky.social Danny Bessner and Michael Brenes are Derek's guests today as the group gets into topics from Danny and Michael's co-edited volume Cold War Liberalism: Power in a Time of Emergency. Link in the replies!

Bonus - AI and Silicon Valley Reactionaries w/ @beccalew.bsky.social Becca Lewis returns to the pod to talk AI, the military, and tech oligarch ideology. Link in replies 🔽