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Sep 28, 2026 · 11:04
Subscribe now for the full episode. Derek speaks with Wolfram Lacher, a senior associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and author of Libya’s…
Sep 25, 2026 · 45:03
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Sep 23, 2026 · 55:23
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Sep 21, 2026 · 11:08
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Sep 19, 2026 · 50:37
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Sep 18, 2026 · 47:14
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Sep 18, 2026 · 45:01
The AP-NonZero collaboration returns! Subscribe now to AP to get a discounted membership to NonZero. The group talks about the recent vibe shift in discourse around AI. What's…
Sep 16, 2026 · 53:10
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Sep 15, 2026 · 10:25
Subscribe now for the full episode. Spencer Ackerman, writer of the Forever Wars newsletter and author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America, returns to the…
Sep 11, 2026 · 1:59:53
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. *This episode was originally recorded and released in September 2021* This is a special episode for the 20th…
Sep 11, 2026 · 39:37
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords. In this week’s news: the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service…
Sep 9, 2026 · 1:03:21
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Sep 7, 2026 · 11:04
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Sep 4, 2026 · 42:55
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Sep 2, 2026 · 1:02:46
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome political theorist and historian Hugo Drochon to the show for a discussion about the…
Aug 31, 2026 · 11:36
Danny and Derek speak with Matt McManus about his book, The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism. They discuss the core definitions of liberalism and socialism, how liberalism…
Aug 28, 2026 · 42:21
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. American Prestige brand MREs use Argentinian beef, but don't worry, it's the good kind. In this week’s news: the…
Aug 26, 2026 · 1:06:42
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Aug 24, 2026 · 11:01
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Aug 21, 2026 · 44:06
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Aug 19, 2026 · 49:43
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Aug 17, 2026 · 10:48
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Aug 14, 2026 · 44:13
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Aug 12, 2026 · 48:24
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Aug 10, 2026 · 10:22
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Aug 7, 2026 · 48:54
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Aug 5, 2026 · 53:52
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Derek welcomes back to the show his very own co-host, Danny Bessner, to talk about his new book, Imperialist Realism:…
Aug 3, 2026 · 10:42
Subscribe now for the full episode! Derek once again speaks with Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, this time to talk about the state of the war in Ukraine and the current…
Jul 31, 2026 · 46:37
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Jul 29, 2026 · 54:59
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Jul 27, 2026 · 15:38
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Jul 24, 2026 · 47:31
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Jul 22, 2026 · 1:10:52
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Jul 20, 2026 · 10:14
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Jul 17, 2026 · 51:05
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Jul 15, 2026 · 56:33
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Jul 13, 2026 · 10:48
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Jul 10, 2026 · 57:03
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience. Danny and Derek’s FIFA officiating careers have been tragically cut short since Javier Milei’s checks started bouncing. In this week’s…
Jul 10, 2026 · 57:33
The AP-NonZero collaboration continues! Subscribe now to AP to get a discounted membership to NonZero! 0:00 Sneak peek: Danny finds flaw in Bob’s AI book 1:18 Is the Iran war…
Jul 8, 2026 · 56:44
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Jul 6, 2026 · 11:17
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Jul 3, 2026 · 1:29:04
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Jul 1, 2026 · 1:00:53
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Jun 29, 2026 · 10:55
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Jun 26, 2026 · 44:57
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience. Danny and Derek’s promise ring ceremony regrettably must be relocated from MSG due to a scheduling conflict. In this week’s news: The…
Jun 24, 2026 · 58:22
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Jun 22, 2026 · 11:05
Danny and Derek speak with Jasper Craven, a reporter covering the military and veterans' issues, about masculinity and the military. They talk about Trump’s time in military…
Jun 19, 2026 · 50:56
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Jun 16, 2026 · 1:11:53
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Jun 15, 2026 · 3:35
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek give us the latest on today’s ceasefire deal. Note: Iran has since confirmed the deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Jun 13, 2026 · 8:25
Subscribe now for the full episode David Roth and Tom Ley of Defector join the program for a discussion on the World Cup and the politics around the tournament. They get into…
Jun 12, 2026 · 45:48
Subscribe now for the ad-free experience. 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…
Jun 9, 2026 · 1:09:18
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…
Jun 8, 2026 · 3:33
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek talk about Iran’s strike on Israel and the risk of a wider regional war, covering Israel’s bombing of Beirut, Iran’s…
Jun 7, 2026 · 10:39
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast sociologist Dylan Riley for a conversation about political capitalism, Trumpism, and the crisis of…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:07:44
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience. 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…
Jun 3, 2026 · 1:58:46
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Jun 2, 2026 · 1:01:13
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek speak with Roland Betancourt, Chancellor's Professor of Art History at UC Irvine, about Disneyland and the rise of automation…
Jun 2, 2026 · 10:41
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible…
May 31, 2026 · 10:08
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny speaks with Anusar Farooqui about the finer points of the emerging multipolar world. They discuss the idea of Iran as a great power,…
May 29, 2026 · 59:50
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. 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…
May 29, 2026 · 37:54
The bi-monthly podcasting crossover to end all bi-monthly podcasting crossovers is back! Danny, Derek, and Robert Wright of the NonZero Newsletter once again set the record…
May 26, 2026 · 50:31
Subscribe now to get an ad-free experience and more episodes. Don’t forget about our weekly livestreams on our YouTube channel, every Wednesday at 8pm ET. Danny and Derek welcome…
May 24, 2026 · 10:13
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May 22, 2026 · 48:26
Subscribe now for all episodes and no ads! Danny and Derek have reconciled with their disappointment in the new Star Wars film and can now bring you the news roundup. This week:…
May 19, 2026 · 59:18
Subscribe now to skip the ads. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show political scientist Thea Riofrancos to talk about the politics of extraction in the global energy…
May 17, 2026 · 20:52
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek are once again joined by Jake Werner, director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft,…
May 15, 2026 · 41:07
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and more episodes. Danny and Derek fight fake news as they fight their allergies. This week: Trump and Xi meet; Trump rejects Iran’s…
May 12, 2026 · 1:06:52
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek speak with David Sirota, founder and EIC of The Lever, about journalism, independent media, and the…
May 10, 2026 · 10:09
Subscribe now for the full episode. Keep your eyes peeled for Season 2 of Welcome to the Crusades, our crossover series with Eleanor and Luke, coming soon. For now, enjoy Season…
May 9, 2026 · 56:31
In the first part of our Mother’s Day festivities, we’re unlocking our Mother’s Day episode from 2023 with Eleanor Janega. A new one on Eleanor of Aquitaine is out tomorrow for…
May 8, 2026 · 39:56
Producer Jake regrettably had his pet rat confiscated after an ill-fated cruise. In this week’s news: Iran considers a U.S. peace proposal (1:37), Project Freedom fails in the…
May 5, 2026 · 1:00:07
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome to the show Alex Zakaras, professor of political science at the University of Vermont, to talk…
May 3, 2026 · 10:57
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek speak with Judah Grunstein, World Politics Review’s editor-at-large, about American power and what a post-unipolar future…
May 1, 2026 · 58:55
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. King Charles paid his respects at AP HQ, but was put off by Danny’s pet ferrets. In this week’s news: Iran talks…
Apr 28, 2026 · 1:01:17
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Apr 26, 2026 · 10:06
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Becca Lewis, researcher of right-wing politics in Silicon Valley and online, to talk about the…
Apr 24, 2026 · 47:13
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek will livestream from Route 3 as they take to the World Cup on foot. This week’s news: in Iran, Trump…
Apr 21, 2026 · 1:05:21
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome to the show Oren Ziv to talk about Israeli settlement expansion and political changes in the…
Apr 19, 2026 · 10:29
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny welcomes back to the show historian Anton Jäger to talk about the decline of mass politics and the rise of hyperpolitics across…
Apr 17, 2026 · 52:07
Subscribe now to get lots of bonus content (and no ads). Danny and Derek are considering attending the Met Gala. In this week’s news: Iran talks amble along despite U.S. forces…
Apr 17, 2026 · 48:10
To new listeners: welcome to the greatest bi-monthly crossover in podcasting. Danny, Derek, and Robert Wright of the NonZero Newsletter are back with the most scorching hot…
Apr 14, 2026 · 1:17:50
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome to the show writer Paul Heideman to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party from…
Apr 13, 2026 · 5:37
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek talk about where the ceasefire stands and the U.S. blockade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2026 · 10:20
Subscribe now for the full episode! Danny welcomes back to the show historian Daniel Immerwahr to talk about the political and ideological themes of Star Wars, particularly The…
Apr 10, 2026 · 47:00
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny “Hollywood” Bessner and Derek “Bethesda” Davison are back with the news. This week: Israel bombs Lebanon and…
Apr 8, 2026 · 9:57
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek talk about the announced Iran ceasefire, getting into the terms and uncertainty around the two-week ceasefire, disputes over…
Apr 7, 2026 · 12:23
Danny and Derek speak with Andrew Hartman about their new miniseries Marx Prestige and the relevance of Marxist thought in this day and age. They talk about Marxist theories of…
Apr 7, 2026 · 51:03
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome to the show Eldar Mamedov, foreign policy expert and non-resident fellow at the Quincy…
Apr 6, 2026 · 1:01:06
Danny and Derek speak with Hasan Piker about his recent trip to Cuba and the broader political moment in the United States. They talk about the Democratic Party’s internal crisis…
Apr 5, 2026 · 10:19
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome back Eleanor Janega to discuss the history and meaning of Easter in Christianity. They talk about the centrality of…
Apr 3, 2026 · 47:52
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Derek is monitoring The Situation, so Always at War’s Alex Jordan is back to deliver the news with Danny. This week:…
Mar 31, 2026 · 15:06
This a preview. To hear the full episode, subscribe now! Danny and Derek speak with Hasan Piker about his recent trip to Cuba and the broader political moment in the United…
Mar 31, 2026 · 1:01:13
In lieu of a standard episode today, we are premiering the first episode of Marx Prestige, a series where Danny, Derek, and historian Andrew Hartman discuss Karl Marx and how the…
Mar 30, 2026 · 56:51
Danny and Derek speak with Sina Azodi about the first month of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and why expectations of a rapid Iranian collapse have failed. They talk about the…
Mar 29, 2026 · 10:44
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek speak with writers China Miéville (the forthcoming The Rouse) and Richard Seymour (Disaster Nationalism) about the changing…
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